Gout is returned: a new old epidemic

Aristocrats disease gout, which previously suffered from completely alone kings, lords and dukes, are increasingly attacking ordinary people. In the UK alone the number of gout patients in the last 10 years has doubled.

The reason for this sudden surge of disease gout Which is observed in both developed and developing countries, including Russia, is an overreliance on food and drinks, as well as a sedentary lifestyle. The disease is the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints and around them (usually near the thumb), which causes severe pain.

This kind of arthritis begins after blood accumulates too much uric acid, which has a kidney can not cope. Most often, the acid builds up because of the abundance of fatty, unhealthy foods and large amounts of alcohol in the diet. Researchers in Australia recently decided to see how much has been extended gout   in New Zealand, compared with England from 1999 to 2009.

It turned out that the number of emergency admissions due to gout in the UK during this period increased from 1875 to 3496, that is almost doubled. The annual growth in the number of cases amounted to 7, 2%, which is faster than in New Zealand, with its 5, 5%. These studies are published in the Journal of Rheumatology.

"The incidence of gout is increasing because of the bad habits of people, - says Professor neyrorevmatologii University of Manchester Anthony James. - We have too much drink, we eat the wrong foods, almost no exercise and suffer from excess weight. Only a tiny part of the victims of gout are classified as thin people. Alcohol, especially beer contributes to the development of uric acid in the liver. And it also reduces the intensity of its output in the urine. "

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