On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:01 +0100, Geoffrey Purcell 
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>Gout is commonly linked to the consumption of (cooked) meat by numerous 
studies such as this one:-
>
>http://arthritis.about.com/cs/gout/a/foodstoavoid.htm


This study does not differentiate between cooked and raw meet.  The link 
they are making is between purine and gout.  Does raw meat have less purine 
than cooked meat?

>
>One thing that I've noticed is that acquaintances of mine who live past a 
certain age always tend to greatly limit their consumption of cooked meat and 
go mostly vegetarian as they find that (cooked) meat greatly aggravates their 
arthritis/gout and other conditions.Indeed, it is commonly suggested to go in 
for raw plant foods to avoid gout.
>

If cooked meat is the problem, why don't they simply eat raw meat.  There is 
no need to go vegetarian if cooke dmeat is the problem.
>
>Raw meat doesn't cause such  problems as it doesn't have those heat-
created toxins which aggravate conditions like arthritis etc. However, for 
those unable to transition to raw, it is at the least, vital to only lightly cook 
one's meats so as to avoid these particular issues or to add a higher 
percentage of raw veg into the diet.
>

Are you aware of any scientific evidence that cooked meat aggravates 
arthritis?  If so, please provide.  

If not, please stop blaming cooked meat for any and all physical ailments.  
Your unsubstantiated claims about cooked meat are annoying.