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Gout
New findings reported from P.T. Williams and co-authors describe advances in gout
July 2nd, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are not currently recognized as factors related to preventing gout, nor are risk factors for gout in physically active men well understood. The objective was to identify risk factors for gout in ostensibly healthy, vigorously active men." "Incident self-reported gout was compared with baseline diet, body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)), physical activity (in km/d run), and cardiorespiratory fitness (in m/s during 10-km footrace) prospectively in 28 990 male runners. Men (n = 228; 0.79%) self-reported incident gout during 7.74 y of follow-up. The risk of gout increased with...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-07-02)
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