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Review
. 2018 Mar 19;29(1):21-25.
doi: 10.31138/mjr.29.1.21. eCollection 2018 Mar.

The role of the Mediterranean diet in hyperuricemia and gout

Julie Stamostergiou  1 , Xenophon Theodoridis  1 , Vasiliki Ganochoriti  1 , Dimitrios P Bogdanos  1 , Lazaros I Sakkas  1
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Review

The role of the Mediterranean diet in hyperuricemia and gout

Julie Stamostergiou et al. Mediterr J Rheumatol. .

Abstract

The effect of diet habits in the induction of hyperuricemia and gout is extensively studied and several nutritional factors exacerbating the disease have been identified. In this review, we discuss the data so far obtained of the beneficial role on controlling hyperuricemia of Mediterranean diet, which is full of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and flavonoids and sort of butter, processed food and red meat. We emphasize that though the published findings are promising the data are limited and more studies are needed.

Keywords: Mediterranean diet; diet; gout; hyperuricemia; nutrition.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Depiction of a nutritional pyramid according to the Mediterranean diet and Western-type diet. The pyramid in Figure 1 was remodelled and modified based on: The Traditional Healthy Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (Courtesy Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust, www.oldwayspt.org.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Mediterranean diet exerts its beneficial effect mainly through the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines, as well as, the attenuation of oxidative stress.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Dietary factors studied in PREDIMED.
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