Gout

Disease

Foods That May Help

Foods linked to Gout in the research literature.

Tart cherriesImproves
Source: How Not to Age
CherriesImproves
Cherry diet control for gout and arthritis has been reported since 1950
Source: How Not to Age
Tart cherriesReduces risk of
Research dating back half a century suggests tart cherries are so anti-inflammatory that they can be used to successfully treat gout
Source: How Not to Die
CilantroReduces risk of
20 sprigs/day for 2 months
Cilantro cut uric-acid levels in half, suggesting it may be useful for people suffering from gout
Source: How Not to Die
CherriesReduces risk of
Cherry consumption has been used to treat gout since 1950. Consumption of Bing sweet cherries lowers circulating concentrations of inflammation markers in healthy men and women.
Source: How Not to Die
CoffeeReduces risk of
Source: How Not to Age

Foods and compounds that may contribute to Gout.

Fructose
Excess fructose causes increased uric acid production leading to gout (Dornas et al. 2015)
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Uric Acid
Beyond gout, uric acid leads to many problems on its own, including hypertension by inhibiting nitric oxide synthase.
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Uric Acid
Uric acid is best known as a cause of gout; Uric acid elevation from fructose metabolism causes gout; uric acid is also a biomarker of metabolic dysfunction
Source: Outlive
Fructose
Fructose metabolism produces uric acid, which causes gout; referenced in evolutionary context of human uricase mutation
Source: Outlive