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Fight Gout - Follow This Food List
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For those of you that have had to deal with gout previously in your lives, you will understand it when I say that it can be one of the most painful inflictions to have. Some gout sufferers say that at it's peak a simple thing like placing a blanket over the effected area can be excruciating. In this article we are going to help you define what the food that should be avoided for gout sufferers is and help you combat gout from a variety of different angles.
Gout is a form of arthritis that mainly attacks the big toes of men but it can also attack the fairer sex and affect other joints of the body such as the knee, the elbow, the fingers and the elbow, just to name a few. Unlike some forms of arthritis gout can be prevented from the inside out if you stay clear of the food that should be avoided for gout sufferers. Avoiding high purine foods is the best way to prevent and even cure gout that has already flared up.
Below is a list of food that should be avoided for gout sufferers. Some of the foods you would usually eat on a regular basis, others you may never eat but I have included the full list to make you as aware as possible.
- Seafood
- Red meat
- Gravy
- Kidneys
- Gizzards
- Fish Roe
- Lentils
- Mushrooms
- Scallops
- Shrimp
- Beans
- Yeast
- Alcohol
- Peas
As an addition to the food that should be avoided for gout sufferers vitamin C has been proven to be very effective. In a recent 2009 study, 1 group of people that were considered high risk for getting gout were give 1500mg of vitamin C on a daily basis. Another group of people in the same high risk of getting gout category were given only 100-200mg of vitamin C on a daily basis. The study was conducted over a period of months and it found that the people with the higher dosage of vitamin C had a 40% LESS chance of getting gout.
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Since this study was conducted doctors now advise gout sufferers advise gout sufferers to take vitamin C in doses of 1500mg or more on a daily basis and 1000mg to maintain a barrier against gout when they are free from the infliction. Adding this simple supplement to the food that should be avoided for gout sufferers will help you cure and / or prevent gout from every affecting you again. To get your free 8 page gout curing handbook visit http://www.causes-of-gout.com
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