Four Cups of Coffee a Day Lowers Gout Risk in Women

Image via WikipediaWomen who drank 4 or more cups of coffee a day cut their risk of developing gout by more than 50%, according to researchers from Boston University and Harvard Medical School. Drinking 2 to 4 cups decreased the risk of gout in women by approximately 22%. One cup of coffee per day tallied a 3% decreased gout risk.
These conclusions were derived over a 26-year period, as researchers examined any possible connection between coffee intake and risk of gout in 89,433 female participants in the Nurses' Health Study. Researchers analyzed the consumption of coffee, decaffeinated coffee, tea, and total caffeine in study participants every 2-4 years through validated questionnaires and used a supplementary questionnaire to determine if participants met the survey criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for gout.
According to the report published in the August 25, 2010 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, long-term coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of incident gout in women.

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