Category : Muscles & Bones & Joints Diseases : Health & Medical

Diet & Gout

Muscles & Bones & Joints
High levels of purine, a substance found in many foods, cause gout. Purine breaks down into uric acid. Too much purine produces more uric acid than the kidneys can eliminate. The excess uric acid builds up in the blood and forms needle-like crystals that accumulate in the joints, causing the pain an