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Rheumatology 2004 43(8):1054; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh019
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Rheumatology Vol. 43 No. 8 © British Society for Rheumatology 2004; all rights reserved

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A (very) short history of diets for gout

Heberden Historical Series/Series Editor: M. I. V. Jayson

M. Snaith

Sheffield Medical School, Division of Genomic Medicine, Sheffield, UK. E-mail: michael@mikesnaith.demon.co.uk

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Gout has been a relatively well-defined condition for centuries, throughout which diet has featured in its treatment. In this context, it is rather difficult to distinguish diet from medication. Medical opinion, admixed with clinical observation and anecdotes, has reflected contemporary health beliefs up to and including modern times (Fig. 1). For example, the Hippocratic . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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