Doctors often advise people with gout to avoid foods high in purines. Purines are naturally occurring compounds the body metabolizes into uric acid. High levels of uric acid can worsen joint swelling, ...

T he word gout may make you think of overweight Victorian-era royalty with overly rich diets. But this common form of inflammatory arthritis, which leads to pain and swelling in one or more ...

A Mediterranean-inspired plant-based diet improved self-reported measures of gout as well as uric acid levels, a pilot study has found. Some foods are considered to be proinflammatory and generally ...