Sugary drinks increase your chances of getting gout

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Feb 4th 2008 @ 7:01AM

And no, that's not a typo for "getting out."

According to a report in the British Medical Journal, sugar-sweetened soft drinks are linked to an increased risk of getting gout, a disease that causes painful swelling of the joints known to mostly afflict middle-aged men. The findings come from a study done on 46,393 men over 12 years. The risk of developing gout was 85% higher among men who consume 2+ cans of soda as compared to those who drank less than one soda a month. Sweetened soft drinks contain large amounts of fructose, which causes excess uric acid in the blood, eventually leading to uric acid crystals collecting around the joints.

Of course, the study also found that men who consumed high-fructose fruits like apples and oranges had increased risk of getting gout by 102%.

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Filed Under: Health & Medical, Ingredients
Tags: america, british isles, europe, gout, soda, soft drinks, sugar

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2-04-2008 @8:32AM Chad said... Not surprising. A buddy of mine has had gout since high school, and it flairs up whenever he drinks soft drinks. Why he continues to drink them, I'll never understand.
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