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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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In this podcast Dr Kate Annear and Professor Ric Day, rheumatologist and clinical pharmacologist, will cover why gout is important, and will also address some of the common misconceptions surrounding this condition as well as providing some practical advice on supporting better outcomes in the management of this condition.
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.