‘Victorian’ illness gout is surging across the UK: Liverpool reports 960 per cent spike in ‘disease of Kings’… and experts now suggest that ultra-processed foods are the cause

Gout is a painful type of arthritis triggered by the formation crystals in the joints and was historically known as ‘the disease of kings’ because of its links to overindulging on food and drink. Gout is a painful type of arthritis triggered by the formation crystals in the joints and was historically known as ‘the disease of kings’ because of its links to overindulging on food and drink.