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12/07/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Heart-healthy diet found to be as effective as medication for treating gout

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy and reduced in fats and saturated fats. It was devised decades ago to reduce high blood pressure. Now, according to a study led by John Hopkins researchers, the DASH diet can significantly lower uric acid. Uric acid is the causative agent […]

03/27/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Explosion in rickets, gout and scarlet fever caused by processed junk food and inflationary monetary policy

Poor diet, financial insecurity, and falling standards of living are factors that contribute to the rising incidence of Victorian-era diseases — such as gout, rickets, scarlet fever, and syphilis — in modern-day Great Britain. The U.K. Faculty of Public Health (FPH) stressed that poor wage growth and persistent inflation has greatly affected nutrition intake among poorer […]

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