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Gout and diet: sorting fact from fiction
Diet and alcohol intake are no longer thought to play as big a role in gout as previously thought, yet patients with gout often show great interest in how they can improve their diet. Below are answers to common myths.
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Dr Kate Annear
Gout, a chronic inflammatory condition, is often undertreated despite its impact on quality of life. Misconceptions include it being only a lifestyle disease or affecting only older men. Effective management requires lifelong urate-lowering therapy and addressing both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic factors.