Is Your Lifestyle Putting You at Risk for Gout?
4. Risk Factor: Weight
Obesity is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease and other kidney problems that can affect the body's ability to eliminate uric acid. People who are overweight are more likely to develop gout as much as ten years sooner than people of average weight. Gout is also more likely to affect people with excess belly fat.
Carrying excess fat also raises the risk of other health issues that can, in turn, increase the risk of gout, like diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
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