HEALTH bulletin
Gout risk goes up as waistline expands
The heavier you are, the greater your odds of getting the painful arthritic condition gout is — no matter your gender or race, a new U.S. study published in Arthritis Care & Research finds. Gout is a particularly painful form of arthritis that causes the joints to periodically become swollen, red and hot — most often affecting the big toe, though it also strikes the feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists.
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