Risk Factors for the Development of Gout

  • Beer (including nonalcoholic beer) and liquor

  • Foods and drinks containing high fructose corn syrup

  • Certain purine-rich foods (especially anchovies, asparagus, consommé, herring, meat gravies and broths, mushrooms, mussels, all organ meats, sardines, and sweetbreads; red meat, chicken, and shellfish all contribute some to elevated uric acid levels)

  • Low dairy intake

  • Certain cancers and blood disorders (such as lymphoma, leukemia, and hemolytic anemia)

  • Certain medications (such as thiazide diuretics, cyclosporine, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and nicotinic acid)

  • Lead poisoning

  • Obesity

  • Psoriasis

  • Radiation therapy

  • Cancer chemotherapy

  • Chronic kidney disease

  • Certain rare enzyme abnormalities

  • Starvation

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