Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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meats, french fries, refined grains, sweet and sug-
A healthy diet can lower the risk of gout, a pain- ary drinks) had a 42 percent higher risk of gout than
those who ate less of those foods.
ful inflammation of the joints that strike 8 million
What to do:
U.S. adults. A major risk factor: high blood levels of
Eat a DASH diet, or an OmniHeart variation that
uric acid.
Researchers randomly assigned 103 people with replaces some carbs with unsaturated fat or protein
(including plant protein).
high blood pressure or prehypertension to either a
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop
typical American diet or a DASH (rich in fruits,
Hypertension, so the diet may also lower your risk
vegetables, nuts, beans, and lowfat dairy, and low
in red and processed meats and sugary drinks). Uric of stroke, heart attack and kidney disease.
(Information from Nutriton Action Health Letter,
acid levels dropped on the DASH diet in those who
Center for Science in the Public Interest, October
entered the study with higher levels.
In another study, scientists trcked roughly 44,400 2017.)
You can contact I.V. Wellness Resources at 541-
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had a 32 percent lower risk of gout than those who
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