While modern medicine wants to blame gout on red meat alone there has been evidence that Glucose (carbohydrates) causes cell damage from glycation and oxidation, and insulin-resistance contributes to gout as well as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, breast and other cancers, PCOS, impotence, and a host of other problems. Elevated insulin also causes systemic inflammation as well as polyunsaturated fatty acids can also be inflammatory. Many believe it’s due to oxalate built up in the joint. Sally K. Norton has some very good information on that in this article. Sally K. NortonPainful Gout, Joint Pain, and Oxalates - Sally K. NortonA high-oxalate diet contributes to inflammatory joint pain, including painful gout. Get relief from bursitis, arthritis, rheumatism and other pain syndromes.