I'm trying to do research to disprove a popular myth that people who follow a vegan/vegetarian have have a higher risk of getting gout (metabolic arthritis). If some one could provide a link to a website that provides such information, I would greatly appreciate it.
Who can help me disprove that gout (metabolic arthritis) is not caused by a vegan diet?
So Uric Acid is what causes gout. Purines metabolize into uric acid. Foods that are high in purines include meat and fish. A study was actually conducted by Choi (im not really sure who this is but im sure you can dig a little deeper) which showed that meat purines put us at a larger risk for gout where vegetable purines dont have any effect on our risk.Who can help me disprove that gout (metabolic arthritis) is not caused by a vegan diet?
A vegan diet helps you lose weight by reducing fat intake. Obesity causes type 2 diabetes and diabetes causes gout. (Obesity also causes a whole bunch of other diseases.)
The best info on health can be found in the awesome nutrition book, "The Vegetarian Way" by Virgina Messina MPH, RD and Mark Messina PhD.
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