Coffee Prevents Gout?!
Posted in News by Dan at 5:11 pm
This post was published 2 years 5 months 29 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.Hey men, if you drink more four cups of coffee a day you can half your risk of gout.
A 12 year study of 45,000 men concluded that participants who regularly drank 4 cups of coffee per day lowered their risk of gout by 40%, while men who drank 6 cups lowered their risk by 60%, although scientists have no explination why coffee helped. Caffeine was ruled out, as decaffeinated coffee had a similar effect to regular coffee.
More research is being done to see is a drug could be invented that can duplicate these benefits.
Gout is caused by a build up of uric acid. It is most often caused by eating too much red meat with out drinking enough water to wash it away. Drinking 4-6 additional cups of any liquid will lower the risk.
Also, cherries and bitter gourd (karela) is actually quite good for gout prevention.
In moderation of course.