Guosen Ou, Jialin Wu, Shiqi Wang, Yawen Jiang, Yaokang Chen, Jingwen Kong, Huachong Xu, Li Deng, Huan Zhao, Xiaoyin Chen, Lu Xu
BACKGROUND: Dietary intervention is the preferred approach for the prevention and clinical management of gout. Nevertheless, the existing evidence regarding the influence of specific foods on gout is insufficient. METHODS: We used two-sample Mendelian randomization for genetic prediction to analyze the relationship between the intake of more than a dozen daily food items, such as pork, beef, cheese, and poultry, and dietary macronutrient intake (fat, protein, carbohydrates, and sugar) and the risk of developing gout and elevating the serum uric acid level...
April 21, 2024: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)