Gout

3 articles published between August 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026.

Covered in Men's Health, Living Well and Body.

EXPLAINER

Gout mostly hits men, and the evidence says treat the urate, not just the flares

Gout affects about one in twenty American men, driven by high uric acid. Guidelines and randomised trials back long-term urate-lowering to a target below 6 mg/dL, yet only a third of patients receive it.

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Q&A

Do cherries prevent gout flares? One large study says maybe — but it isn't a trial

In a study of 633 people with gout, eating cherries over two days was linked to a 35% lower risk of a flare. It is suggestive, observational evidence — no randomised trial has yet confirmed it.

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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

Lowering high uric acid did not protect the kidneys in two randomised trials

High urate levels track with worsening kidney disease, so treating them seemed a logical way to slow it. Two trials that lowered urate with allopurinol found the kidneys declined at the same rate anyway.

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