The Cause of Gout Symptoms

Gout is now a woman’s disease. Well, it was always known to affect both men and women, but historically almost all women diagnosed with Gout were post-menopausal. Now, doctors are increasingly finding incidence of Gout in younger women.

The blame is being put on increased obesity in the general population catching up with the younger female demographic. As we have seen, as body weight (particulary adiposity, or “fatness”) goes up, people are more likely to develop Obstructive Sleep Apnea (usually accompanied by snoring) which seems to be a major source of Gout.

Read more about the impact of Gout in pre-menopausal women:
Gout is now a woman’s disease [Macleans]

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