According to a 2004 study by Dr Hyon Choi and team, of Massachusetts General Hospital, drinking one to five glasses of low-fat milk, reduced the risk of gout by 43 per cent, Choi said.
“This is the first evidence that dairy products can be strongly protective” against the condition,” said Dr. Hyon Choi of Massachusetts General Hospital, chief author of the study.They also found that vegetables once thought to contribute to gout – beans, peas, mushrooms, spinach and cauliflower – do not appear to be a factor in the disease.
The Choi team found that eating an extra portion of meat each day – particularly beef, pork and lamb – increased the risk of developing gout by 21 per cent.
An extra helping of seafood each week upped the risk by 7 per cent, but the danger was highest among men who were not overweight.
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