People with gout should avoid drinking beer. First of all, the breakdown of beer in the body causes a spike in uric-acid levels. Also, beer dehydrates the body and slows the process of its elimination from the body. So, it is doubly dangerous to consume this type of alcoholic beverage. Gout patients are usually advised to forgo all alcohol as far as possible, but wine consumption in moderation is not completely discouraged.

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