Why are there more people with gout in the south than in the north?

There is a certain basis that southerners are more likely to get gout than northerners. Generally speaking, coastal areas are high incidence areas of gout. Many data also show that Guangdong Province ranks first in the list of gout susceptibility. The main reasons are as follows:

1. Climatic reasons

Guangdong province belongs to Lingnan region geographically. It belongs to tropical and subtropical maritime monsoon climate characteristics. Long sunshine, high temperature, heavy rain and fog, high humidity, no frost and snow all year round. The division of four seasons is not obvious. The average annual rainfall 153 days is 8 times of the national average. These reasons lead to the serious "dampness evil" in Guangdong, which is one of the causes of gout in traditional Chinese medicine. Guangdong people who have lived in humid areas for a long time are naturally more prone to gout than people in other areas.

2. Dietary factors

Cantonese cuisine is one of the four traditional dishes in China. Cantonese cuisine pays attention to fresh materials, and Guangdong is close to the sea. Natural seafood products are abundant. Guangdong people eat more seafood and take more purine. The content of purine increased rapidly in a short time, and it was too late to excrete. When it is metabolized into urate, it will precipitate in the joint cavity. Gout will form after a long time. At the same time, southerners like to drink old fire soup. Laohuo decoction dissolves a large amount of purine contained in meat in the soup, which is also easy to cause hyperuricemia and gout attacks. Generally speaking, gout is not directly related to diet, but it is the cause of gout.

3. Economic reasons

Guangdong is a capital city with developed economy. There are many diets to choose from every day. This causes Cantonese people to eat and drink more. They consume more purine than people in other areas.

4. Physical reasons

The hot and humid climate in Guangdong is easy to cause spleen deficiency and dampness. Lead to loss of spleen and stomach function. At the same time, due to the eating habits of Cantonese people. They like fruits, drinks, seafood and so on. Eating too much is cold and easy to damage the yang. It will also affect the transport and transformation of spleen and the gasification function of kidney. Gout will happen when the moisture stops.