RESEARCH - Vitamin C associated with reduced gout risk in men

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Vitamin C Associated with Reduced Gout Risk in Men

By Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today

Published: March 09, 2009

Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD

BOSTON, March 9 -- It may not prevent the common cold, but vitamin C

does appear to be associated with a lower risk of gout, researchers

here said. Action Points

Men in the large Health Professionals Follow-Up Study who took vitamin

C supplements showed a reduction of up to 45% in the adjusted risk of

developing gout, reported Hyon Choi, M.D., Dr.P.H., of Brigham &

Women's Hospital, and colleagues in the March 9 issue of Archives of

Internal Medicine.

With vitamin C supplements of 1,000 to 1,499 mg/day, the relative risk

of developing gout was 0.66 (95% CI 0.49 to 0.88) compared with

participants not taking supplements, the researchers found.

Daily supplements of 1,500 mg or more were associated with a relative

risk of 0.55 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.86, P<0.001 for trend), after adjusting

for age, dietary composition including coffee and alcohol intake, body

mass index, and health history.

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