What is the "gout diet"?
Research suggests it's time for gout patients to revisit their dietary recommendations.
- Reviewed by Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
dietary recommendations for goutMediterranean-style diets"It turns out that the eating patterns that are healthiest for your heart, and for the rest of you, are also the ones that tend to be the best for gout," says Dr. Robert Shmerling, senior faculty editor at Harvard Health Publishing and former clinical chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Joyce Hendley, Staff Writer
About the Reviewer
Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
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