15 Foods to Eat When You Have Gout
Coffee
The other good news is that you can keep drinking coffee. Obviously, your best option is to drink it black or with only a low- or no-fat creamer. A spoonful of sugar might not hurt, as long as you're taking necessary precautions across the rest of your diet. Additionally, coffee is another great choice that may actually provide some help.
One study by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver showed four to five cups a day reduced the risk of gout by more than 40%, while more than six cups a day reduced the risk by nearly 60%! Other studies show that more coffee tends to equal lower levels of uric acid—and no, it isn't the caffeine, as tea showed no evidence of lowered uric acid, while decaffeinated coffee still proved beneficial.
