GoutSavvy Editorial Team

A gout flare is a body-wide inflammatory event. In the two months after one, the risk of a heart attack or stroke runs about 1.9 times normal. Here is what closes that window.

A 12-month study of 724 people with gout found attacks were 2.4 times more likely to start overnight. Here is the biology behind the 3 a.m. flare and what actually lowers the risk.

A 331,865-person study ranked beer, spirits, white wine, and red wine very differently for gout risk. Here is what the numbers actually mean if you already have gout.