Coffee and Gout: The Facts and the Fiction

Coffee and Gout: What you need to know...

Drinking Four Or More Cups Of Coffee A Day May Help Prevent Gout

Coffee is a habit for more than 50 percent of Americans, who drink, on average, 2 cups per day. This widely consumed beverage is regularly investigated and debated for its impact on health conditions from breast cancer to heart disease. Among its complex effects on the body, coffee or its components have been linked to lower insulin and uric acid levels on a short-term basis or cross-sectionally. These and other mechanisms suggest that coffee consumption may affect the risk of gout, the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in adult males. Full Article at Science Daily

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