On 18/02/2014, Platonist Guitar Cowboy <[email protected]> wrote: > Liz, you mentioned something about gout and old age? I thought this was a > metabolic disorder involving excessive purine or something... So concerning > their short lifespan, could you clarify please?
I read somewhere that the same excess of whatever-it-is allows us to live longer as causes gout, but the details have faded somewhat since I read it. A bit of googling reveals the substance is uric acid. If you google for "uric acid and aging" you will see some articles... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
