Gout is often associated with drinking too much or not eating healthily enough, but research suggests genetics play more of a ...

Doctors have long believed that high levels of uric acid in the blood (a condition called hyperuricemia) were the main cause ...

Marathon runner Niven Hopkins was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease, discovering that his ‘sore toe’ was in-fact gout.

Gout can occur when blood uric acid levels are too high, causing crystals to form in the toes, feet, and other joints. Uric acid is a chemical the body creates when it breaks down purines.

While no food directly targets your feet, the cumulative effects of unhealthy eating can lead to conditions like gout, diabetes, or chronic inflammation all of which manifest as foot pain.

According to the NHS the main symptoms of gout are sudden severe pain in a joint – usually your big toe, but it can be in other joints in your feet, ankles, hands, wrists, elbows or knees. Sufferers ...