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Coffee consumption may lower blood uric acid levels -- The precursor of gout
05-25-2007 · EurekAlert!A new large-scale study examined the relationship between coffee, tea, caffeine intake, and uric acid levels and found that coffee consumption is associated with lower uric acid levels but that this appears to be due to components other than caffeine.
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