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BMJ February 2008 PMID 18244959

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study.

Hyon K Choi, Gary Curhan

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Discussions consistently emphasize the connection between fructose-rich drinks and gout, with posts citing specific statistics such as doubled risk in high consumers and referencing earlier supporting research, highlighting their engagement with the study's significance and potential health implications.

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Most discussions recognize and support the study’s findings linking sugary beverages and fructose intake to gout risk, indicating strong agreement.

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Abstract in brief

  • The study found that men who consume more sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fructose have a higher risk of developing gout, with risk increasing significantly with greater intake, whereas diet soft drinks showed no such association.
  • Higher consumption of fructose from sources like fruit juices and certain fruits like apples and oranges is also linked to an increased gout risk, indicating that fructose intake from various sources contributes to the condition.
  • Overall, the research suggests that limiting sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fructose-rich foods might help reduce the risk of gout in men, but diet soda does not appear to affect this risk.]
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P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist
@Mangan150 · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fructose consumption had double the risk of gout. Includes fruit juice. (PMID: 18244959)

Apr 22, 2024 · 80 likes · 14 shares · 298,735 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study (続)

Dec 26, 2021 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 12,887 followers View post →
MEATrition.com
@MEATritionCom · X

@LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relative risk of gout according to increasing fifths of fructose intake were 1.00, 1.29, 1.41, 1.84, and 2.02 (1.49 to 2.75; P for trend <0.001)

Nov 3, 2022 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 6,367 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

〇論文その１　Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/repVfwqGr8で翻訳。 概要 目的 男性における砂糖入り清涼飲料水および果糖の摂取量と痛風発症リスクとの関係を検討する。 デザイン 12年間の前向きコホート。

Apr 23, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV

Apr 23, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

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Oct 17, 2022 · 2 likes · 12,887 followers View post →

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Dagfinn Aune
@AuneDagfinn · X

Findings on beverages are consistent with two previous papers from the Harvard cohorts showing increased gout risk with sugar-sweetened beverages https://t.co/t31DzRfztO https://t.co/2ZZk3X4xfP https://t.co/uBQ15Ukwce

May 7, 2024 · 2 likes · 813 followers View post →
Daniel E. Alconga
@DeAlconga · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Mark Watson
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RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Dupont Daniel
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RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Refusenik Muddle
@RefusenikMuddle · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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The Guv’nor
@SeanCodling · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Trent Blair
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RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Green Dreams
@DreamerOfReason · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Lorraine Lanning
@Common_SenseCO · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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Catydid
@catydid54 · X

RT @Mangan150: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fruc…

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P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist
@Mangan150 · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fructose consumption had double the risk of gout. Includes fruit juice. (PMID: 18244959)

Apr 22, 2024 · 80 likes · 14 shares · 298,735 followers View post →
P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist
@Mangan150 · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study Highest quintile (top 20%) of fructose consumption had double the risk of gout. Includes fruit juice. https://t.co/IOwWewIJNY

Apr 22, 2024 · 1 like · 298,735 followers View post →
Rheum Cat
@rheum_cat · X

@NaomiRheumMD @jeffsparks @zach_wallace_md @rheum_covid Have you ever read this seminal study that demonstrated the association of high fructose corn syrup consumption on gout risk through serum urate levels? https://t.co/krF1up6gXz #ACR23

Nov 14, 2023 · 1 like · 8,897 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

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くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV

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@LoreofRunning
@LoreofRunning1 · X

RT @MEATritionCom: @LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relat…

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DesignedByNature
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RT @MEATritionCom: @LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relat…

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Rick
@RickCartwright · X

RT @MEATritionCom: @LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relat…

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David Diamond
@LDLSkeptic · X

RT @MEATritionCom: @LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relat…

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MEATrition.com
@MEATritionCom · X

@LDLSkeptic @CryptoOfFuture @mbabco @thalesnemo @SBakerMD @KetoCarnivore https://t.co/C380LGbeRS The multivariate relative risk of gout according to increasing fifths of fructose intake were 1.00, 1.29, 1.41, 1.84, and 2.02 (1.49 to 2.75; P for trend <0.001)

Nov 3, 2022 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 6,367 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV

Oct 17, 2022 · 2 likes · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

RT @tak_pom: 〇論文その１　Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/repVfwqGr8で翻訳。 概…

Oct 16, 2022 · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

RT @tak_pom: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV

Oct 16, 2022 · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

〇論文その１　Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/repVfwqGr8で翻訳。 概要 目的 男性における砂糖入り清涼飲料水および果糖の摂取量と痛風発症リスクとの関係を検討する。 デザイン 12年間の前向きコホート。

Apr 23, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV

Apr 23, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 12,887 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

RT @tak_pom: https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study (続)

Feb 15, 2022 · 2 shares · 12,887 followers View post →
Sakko.e
@Sakko_e01 · X

RT @tak_pom: https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study (続)

Dec 27, 2021 · 2 shares · 537 followers View post →
くすりの家庭教師 ™奥村友紀【公式】
@tak_pom · X

https://t.co/t3VZ2zT2LV Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study (続)

Dec 26, 2021 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 12,887 followers View post →
ひま。
@himagurashi · X

1日1本でリスクが1.5倍、1日2本で2倍弱ってところか… from 糖分(果糖)を含む飲料と男性の痛風リスクに関するコホート研究、BMJ(via PMC) // Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/h2non1x365

Sep 10, 2020 · 335 followers View post →
ENDALA klinika zdraví
@endalaclinic · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/SBsJAqpyGU

Jun 6, 2019 · 254 followers View post →
Fast Food Falle
@FalleFast · X

Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study https://t.co/dLesamkvID

Jun 5, 2019 · 181 followers View post →
中武 壮以知
@soichinakatake · X

「砂糖入り清涼飲料と、果糖の摂取が男性の痛風のリスク増加と強く関連することを示唆しています。さらに、果糖が豊富な果物やフルーツジュースもリスクを高める可能性があります」 Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: https://t.co/1hc1xzzIeP

Jun 3, 2019 · 138 followers View post →