Non diet gout factors
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http://curegoutpainnow.com - Gout is a painful condition, often affecting the toes, but it can affect many other joints as well. If left alone it can get worse, turn into a chronic problem and even cause permanent damage. There are many factors that can cause gout, diet is just one of them
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Non-Diet Gout Factors
Diet is not the only potential cause of the high urate levels that lead to gout symptoms.
Urate is the end product of the breakdown of purines
ingested through food.
However there may be other factors, other than diet, that can lead to excess urate in the body.
1. Weight
Overweight people tend to have higher uric acid levels
It is thought that obesity makes it harder for the body to eliminate uric acid from the system
2. Too much urate produced
There is a genetic link to the production of urate.
Some people are pre-disposed to produce too much urate.
3. Not enough excretion of urate
There is a genetic pre-disposition in some people leading to not enough urate being removed from the body.
4. Alcohol consumption
Although the only alcoholic beverage high in purines is beer, alcohol itself is a factor in
high uric acid levels.
5. Kidney problems
Clearly any kidney issues may lead to reduced excretion of uric acid
6. Drugs
Some drugs such as diuretics can lead to high uric acid levels
