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We suffer from gout due to building up of the urate crystals in the surrounding region of the joints.As a result of this buildup, inflammation occurs in the joint accompanied by intense joint pain.
One may get urate crystal buildups due to elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. This means for getting rid of gout, we must reduce uric acid levels in our blood. A recently conducted medical research by American College of Rheumatology has revealed that making milk a part of our daily diet will help us in defeating gout.
The study has shown that having skim milk has successfully reduced the uric acid concentration in our blood. The 16 gout patients involved in the study experienced significant reduction in the gout symptoms after having skim milk. During the study, each of the participants were given one glass containing skim milk; the researchers collected urine and serum samples of these participants both before and after drinking the milk. The samples after drinking the milk were collected hourly for 
consecutive 3 hours after they drank the milk. Samples obtained from each one of the 16 participants showed that they experienced a 10% reduction in their uric acid levels. Due to its ability of decreasing the uric acid levels in our blood, skim milk is believed to be an effective remedy for gout.
The above mentioned medical study also included study on how soy milk will affect the levels of uric acid in blood. The results were absolutely different. It was found that drinking soy mild lifts us the levels of uric acid by around 10%. This shows gout patients must not have soy milk, as it may end up worsening their condition.
