Gout and Tomatoes – Should You Avoid Tomatoes If You Suffer From Gout?

Patients suffering from gout are normally cautioned against eating certain foods believed to cause flares, leading to painful attacks. Seafood, alcohol and red meat are some of the notorious culprits in this category as they are believed to cause a spike in serum urate levels that then leads to gout attacks. Tomatoes, on the other hand, some quarters believe that may also cause flares in gout sufferers, but this is not entirely true and there are no research evidence to back such claims.

It should be made abundantly clear …read more