Thursday, February 10, 2011

Sodas and Orange Juice Lead to Gout?

Twenty-two year prospective study which included 78,906 (gout free) women in the Nurses Health Study found intake of sugar sweetened soda increased risk of gout. Women who consumed 1 serving per day of sweetened soda had a 74% higher risk of developing gout than women who consumed less than one serving a month. Women who had 2 or more servings of sugary soda daily had a 2.4 times higher risk of developing gout.

Think your off the hook if you consume Orange Juice? Think again. The study also revealed that women who had 1 serving of OJ daily had a 41% increase risk of developing gout than women who had less than 6 ounces a month. Women who consumed 2 or more servings of OJ daily had a 2.4 times higher risk of developing gout.

There is no way around it, consuming sugary drinks leads to health issues. Remember yesterday's decisions affect your health today; but, today's decisions affect your health tomorrow.

Clinical Advisor 2011

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3 comments:

  1. MelindaFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    do you think this applies to all juices? I don't usually drink juice by itself, but I do add 100% juice to homemade smoothies. I ask b/c we have a family history of gout. Never knew the sugar connection!

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  2. Dr. Becky K. Captain, RN, DNPFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Hi Melinda. It's the sugar content that is linked to the gout. I haven't seen studies with other juices; but, would make sense as all fruit juices have sugars in them. I don't recommend anyone drinking fruit juices. The only juice that I believe is okay is low sodium V8 juice.

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  3. MelindaFebruary 20, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    thanks Becky!

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