As time ticks towards the launch of my gout diet plan, I’m thinking more and more about antioxidants and gout.
Uric acid is a strong anti-oxidant. It is the reason why man outlives most other mammals. Anti-oxidants neutralize free radicals that result from normal body processes.
I have a theory that a lack of antioxidants in food might be one of the reasons why the body overproduces it. I’m finding it difficult to find scientific proof of that theory, but as anti-oxidants are believed, in many quarters, to promote good health then I’m going to carry on preferring anti-oxidant rich food.
Whilst researching this, I found an excellent related resource at NutritionData.com. They include a measure called Inflammation Factor, which I find extremely interesting. I’ll write more on this soon.
At the same time, I found that NutritionData.com also assign a Fullness Factor to food items, which is very relevant to my gout diet plan.
As a by-product of my research for my gout diet plan, I started analyzing some foods. As an experiment, I’m adding these as Gout Food Analysis Pages. In time, I expect this to become a fairly comprehensive guide to gout food. Please let me know what you think.
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