07/02/2017
Hope for soy-loving gout patients!
"Although purine-rich foods like shellfish and meat are known to cause higher levels of uric acid in one's blood, which may be retained, soy does not appear to have the same effect.".. ...
"Based on our study, soy might in fact have a protective effect against gout but this needs to be further studied," said Dr Teng Gim Gee, senior consultant at the division of rheumatology at the National University Hospital."
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/gout-patients-can-eat-soy-products-local-study-finds
SINGAPORE - Soy products do not increase the risk of gout, and people who already have the condition can eat them, a new local study has found.. Read more at straitstimes.com.