Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study.
Choi HK, Curhan G.
Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L7, Canada.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18244959
The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between intake of sugar sweetened soft drinks and fructose and the risk of gout in men
. The study included 46,393 men with no history of gout with 12 years of follow up.The study revealed that:
(a) Compared with consumption of less than one serving of sugar sweetened soft drinks a month the risk of gout for 5-6 servings a week increase by 29%.
(b) Compared with consumption of less than one serving of sugar sweetened soft drinks a month the risk of gout for one serving a day increased by 45%
(c) Compared with consumption of less than one serving of sugar sweetened soft drinks a month the risk of gout for 2 or more servings a day increased by 85%.
(d) Compared with consumption of those with the lowest fructose intake, the risk of gout for those with the highest intake of fructose increased by 102%
(e) Other major contributors to fructose intake such as total fruit juice or fructose rich fruits (apples and oranges) were also associated with a higher risk of gout.
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