date:Mar 07, 2019
initially as gout is not usually thought of at that age, he said.
WHY ARE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING GOUT?
The beef could be with your diet. Young people are consuming high-protein diets, increasing their alcohol intake but also lacking water intake, said Dr Lui.
Gout is caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood known as hyperuricemia. Uric acid is produced when the body breaks down purines found in purine-rich foods such as meat, poultry, seafood and alcohol, especially beer.
Normally,