GoutSavvy Editorial Team

Spinach, asparagus, and mushrooms spent decades on the gout forbidden list. Here is why the American College of Rheumatology no longer wants you to avoid high-purine vegetables.

Turkey is a moderate-purine meat in the same band as chicken. Here is what the data says about cuts, deli meat, and post-Thanksgiving flares.

Most everyday beef cuts sit in the low to moderate purine range, but beef liver is a genuine problem. Here are the real numbers by cut.

You grill a pork chop on Sunday. Wednesday morning, your big toe is swollen, hot, and throbbing so hard the bedsheet feels like a weapon. Was the chop to blame? Not automatically, but the numbers make pork worth a hard look. Pork shows up in almost every form Americans eat: chops, ribs, tenderloin, bacon, sausage, … Read more

Gout does not only attack the big toe. Here is what a flare in the wrist, a knuckle, or a finger feels like, how doctors confirm it, and how to treat and prevent it.

The Achilles tendon is the most common tendon site for urate crystal deposits. Here is how heel gout differs from plantar fasciitis and what imaging finds.