A heart attack was their wake-up call

July 20 2017 by , medical review by in About membership, Diabetes stories, Heart disease, Low carb & high fat, Real food, Weight loss

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After his wife’s dramatic heart event, Chris Pattinson started searching for a way to keep the condition in check using diet and lifestyle. And on the way, he ended up transforming his own health. Here is his inspiring story.

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A Heart Attack Was Their Wake-Up Call – Chris Pattinson

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Noel
July 24 2017
Hi doctor Fung... I have been trying intermittent fasting and egg fasting for the last 2 months and have dropped close to 10 kilos . However I have been dealing with a Gout attack over the last couple of weeks. I wonder if there is a link between the fasting, weight loss and Gout

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Keith
July 25 2017
Dr Andreas Eenfeld has a page on gout here.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/side-effects/gout

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"Short term studies show a temporary rise in uric acid during the first few weeks when starting a strict (i.e. keto) low-carb diet. This effect seems to disappear after about six weeks, with uric acid returning to baseline or even lower."

I believe questions to Dr Fung can be asked in the experts section.

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