Surge In Gout Blamed On Sweet Drinks

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RebeccaBee — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:30:05 GMT

Dr. Mercola...Shame, shame on you. I thought you were an educated man, but turning words into plurals using an apostrophe is an abomination. For example....American's and Dr. Pepper's. Really!! I expected so much more from you. What good is education when it's imparted with poor grammar.

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Magnolia — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:49:37 GMT

When I was little (back in the dark ages) a soda was a special treat, maybe once or twice a month we got to have a Coca Cola when we went to the cinema. I never liked it because it stung my tongue. But we didn't drink it the way people do now. Also, supersize was unheard of. We had six ounce glass bottles. And it had regular old sugar in it. This was after the days of cocaine cola. I never had that. People just have no restraint. I'd be happy if there were no sodas on the market. Wouldn't be missed.

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pauleilers — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:10:00 GMT

There is a lady that I know who has severe pain and problems with her right elbow.

I wonder if she suffers from gout?

I‘ll print this out and give it to her.

Paul

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agua — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:55:08 GMT

My husband is suffering with gout right now. I have been trying to convince him to cut back on his sugar intake. I printed this article so I can read it to him. Maybe he will listen now.

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Hooray — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:06:18 GMT

I have suffered from gout in the past, however sinse a mate suggested a cup of celery seed tea for breakfast each morning, I have not had an attack. One teaspoon of celery seed ( place in a stainless steel clamshell holder ) in a cup of boiling water. When travelling, and it is not convenient to have the tea, I take a celery seed tablet.

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jmtd — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:54:55 GMT

Gout runs in my husband family and he has had bouts of it over the years. When he was in the hospital for back surgery, because of the high dose of pain killers and other medicine he devloped a terrible case of gout. I finally was able to convince the doctors to let me get some organic cherry juice for my husband before they did any other treatments to him. It worked almost immediately. I was so relieved. He has reactions to the gout medications before so I know things would of gotten really out of hand for him. Just wanted to pass on this information, it may help someone else. Have a great day.

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Beccadog — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:33:17 GMT

My father, who died in 1956, suffered from "the gout" for decades. He did not have sugary drinks in his diet, but did have organ meats, which also have high purine levels. It was not known back then, nor were studies widely published as to what may have caused the gout. But, diet was suspected.

When my right foot was swollen two sizes and was very painful, my podiatrist immediately claimed it was the gout due to my "poor diet" and ordered tests. I didn't think eating mostly organic low fat vegetarian was a bad diet --I only ate three whole fruits per day and I was trying to exercise by continuing my eventual self-induced physical therapy and adding swimming to my regime.

Alas, it wasn't my diet. Plus, the tests were negative to my having the gout. Instead, tests revealed I had a developed a staph infection from a fungus, which became infected and worsened due to prostheses used in my body to replace an injured hip and knee.

I wonder how many of these "gout" cases are due to misdiagnosis on behalf of the physicians.

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paragonx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:17:53 GMT

Everything in moderation. A soda or 2 a day isn't going to kill you. Let's not be fear-mongerers,

In fact, if you're going to drink a soda, it's better to drink a regular instead of a diet, the latter contains more poisions to the body.

Of course, to eliminate it them all is the best course!

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curious7 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:17:06 GMT

Of course the soft drink industry denies any connection, but the truth be told we as americans drink too much junk, and no where near enough water. Then some doctors have been saying as long as you get fluid you are fine. Not. We need water. As to how much that depends on one's activity level.

Why water, because everything from breathing to digestion requires water. Circulation, joint flexability etc. nedds water. As for "Gout," start by breaking the habit of consuming junk fluids, especially so called soft drinks, and these energy drinks sap the body of fluid reserves, due to the high caffine content, not to mention high fructose cornsyrup, or one or more of the alchemists created sweetners.

If you suffer from gout, begin a habit of drinking cherry juice, daily, cherry juice not the cherry juice cocktails on grocer's shelves. The cherry juice will take care of the gout, but one's diet needs to be more closely monitored as well. Less flesh, more fruits and vegetables.

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Duparc — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:27:13 GMT

I have just noticed that Dr Mercola mentioned the following in his comments: "It occurs when your uric acid levels build up in your blood, and although gout is commonly blamed on eating too many high-purine foods, such as organ meats and some seafood..." I can confirm from my own diet that saturated fat and red meat, including organ meat, is healthy and problem free. It takes time to adjust to a mainly fat and protein diet and it is unsociable as it cannot easily be followed outside of the home but whatever health problems one may have, while on this diet they will disappear and along with it the return of energy levels and that daily 'feel' good' factor. Anyone who has not experienced this diet for more than, at least, 6 months is not in the position to competently comment.

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Birute — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:14:46 GMT

Gout can be trigged when fasting, cutting down a lot on food intake and spinach, surprisingly enough. Bromelain and charcoal capsules help along with the cherries and blueberries.

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Duparc — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:52:49 GMT

Sugary drinks may indeed cause gout but it is not the only culprit. I gave up drinking sugary drinks well over 10 years ago simply as I did not like them but still suffered from gout and occasionally, severely. Eventually I discovered a connection between the amount of carbohydrates in my diet to the frequency and severity of the gout so today I have taken to heart the Atkin's style diet and since have had no recurrence. If carbs cause gout what other adverse affect does it have on the body? Undoubtedly the scientist will catch up with Joe Public within the next 10 years or so.

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KAC — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:31:25 GMT

For those interested in a natural gout cure....try tart cherry juice. It also is the highest scoring ORAC (antioxidant) value among any fruit including the new marketed ACAI juice. By the way ACAI is being marketed like a MLM and costs $45.00 to purchase. I buy tart cherry juice at Trader Joes for $2.99. Tart cherry juice is 10 times more effective than aspirin in reducing pain caused by inflammation, arthritis and gout. My child was hit in the head by a basketball at school and had a headache when he came home....after giving him tart cherry juice, he didn't complain anymore. Just make sure you read the ingredients when buying cherry juice that it says "tart".

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Back2N8ture — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:45:55 GMT

Quoted from above article:

"Fruit juices are also often loaded with fructose, and if you still believe that this is an acceptable form of sugar, think again.

Fructose contains no beneficial enzymes, vitamins, minerals or accessory micro nutrients for you, and actually leeches them from your body. Unbound fructose, found in large quantities in HFCS, can interfere with your heart's use of vital minerals such as magnesium, copper and chromium.

Fructose also reduces the affinity of insulin for its receptor, which is the principle characteristic of type 2 diabetes."

Are we attacking High Fructose Corn Syrup here or Fructose????

While I agree that High Fructose Corn Syrup is not a healthy food, I do not agree with saying that fructose is not an acceptable form of sugar. Fructose, a natural sugar contained in whole fruit is as healthy a sugar as you can get. It all depends on where your source of it comes from and how refined it is. A person who eats many oranges, apples etc..is totally different from a person who drinks apple or orange juice that has been refined and processed (constituent nutrients have been altered or removed).

If I were a lay person reading this article I would be afraid of eating too much fruit because of the fructose in fruit. Fructose is good for you if you are getting it from whole and fresh. Lets keep it clear that fructose isn't bad in and of itself. Refined sugars in any form (including fructose, glucose etc...) are unhealthy.

Soft drinks are unhealthy in all doses. No one food is the cause of any disease. There are way too many factors to consider.

The degree of your health is directly proportionate to the degree that you follow the laws of nature. Wouldn't it be more productive having articles on how to create health rather than telling us how many things contribute to disease and how to treat them. Let us empower people to take care of themselves and focus on lifestyle factors that help them vector towards health.

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nanciesweb — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:25:41 GMT

Yeesh. I'm having one of those "Well Duh" moments.

It's like when I tell someone a certain food (or lack thereof) is the cause of their problem and they kind of ignore it. And the next time I see them a month later, they're like "Hey, guess what I discovered!" Then they tell you exactly what you told them the last time I saw them.

I force a smile and sit on my hands to prevent myself from slapping my forehead and saying "Well DUH ! That's what I've been trying to tell you!"