"All I know is that I don't know anything"

Seems like there is so much we think we know that we really don't. For example, I thought arthritis was just bone pain. But, I reccently learned that the term arthritis refers to more than 100 different rheumatic diseases that affect the joints, muscles, and bones, as well as other tissues and structures.
Did anyone know that? I don't think so.

Did ya know?..Gout also affects women

Gout was onced thought to only affect men. But, the truth is that gout can also affect women, especially after menopause. During menopause, which occurs at age 51 on average, a woman’s body drastically cuts its production of the hormone estrogen. Estrogen may help the kidneys excrete uric acid, so after menopause, a woman’s uric acid level begins to increase. It usually takes several years for the uric acid level to reach the point where crystals can form; by about age 60, the number of gout cases in women and men are about equal. After age 80, more women than men have gout.

Beer raises gout risk

'Different alcohol drinks have different effects on blood levels of uric acid, and this can determine the likelihood of gout, a new study says. In the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism, Harvard researchers said that "beer confers a larger increase than liquor, whereas moderate wine drinking does not increase serum uric acid levels."'
I post this because I found it quite interesting. This study says that beer raises gout risk.

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