Topic: Hyon Choi

Women who drink fructose-rich beverages such as sugar-sweetened sodas and orange juice are at increased risk for gout, a new study finds.. The incidence of gout -- a painful type of inflammatory arthritis -- in the United States increased from 16 per 100,000 ...
Women who drink one or more servings of sugary soda or orange juice a day may be increasing their risk for developing gout. "Fructose enhances the production of uric acid," says study author Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH, of the Boston University ...
Over the past two decades, the overall prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia appears to have increased among U.S. adults, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, held from Nov. 7 to 11 in Atlanta ...
Drinking too much soda, orange juice, or other sugary drinks appears to increase the risk of developing gout, an especially painful form of arthritis, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.. The culprit appears to be ...
Obesity, high blood pressure and alcohol consumption are among the major risk factors for gout in women, a new study finds.. U.S. researchers analyzed data from 2,476 women and 1,951 men who took part in the Framingham Heart Study ...

More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout

Consuming more vitamin C may help reduce a man's risk of gout, according to researchers who studied almost 47,000 men over a 20-year span.. During that time, more than 1,300 of the men developed gout. For every 500 mg ...

Vitamin C May Help Prevent Gout in Men

High vitamin C intake in men is independently associated with a significantly lower risk of gout, according to a report published in the Mar. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.. Hyon K. Choi, M.D., of the University of British ...

Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2007

Chinese authorities have arrested 774 people over the past two months, as part of the government's crackdown on the production of tainted drugs, food and agricultural products, The New York Times reported.. The arrests were announced on the weekend and posted ...

New study shows smoking increases risk of psoriasis

New - Another disease can be added to the list of smoking-related disorders -- psoriasis. The risk of psoriasis among former smokers decreases nearly to that of never smokers 20 years after cessation.. Writing in the article, Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH, states, "These ...
A long-term follow-up of over 45,000 men suggests that those who drink coffee have a 59 percent lower risk of gout than men who do not, according to a report in the June issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.. Hyon Choi, M.D ...