Your body breaks them down into uric acid. Too much uric acid in your blood causes gout. Some foods, like organ meats, sardines, and anchovies, are high in purines and can cause flare-ups. The good news is that many healthy options, like beans, lentils, and asparagus, have fewer purines.
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State. The five boroughs â Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island â were consolidated into a single city in 1898.
Before long, the twin cities of New York and Brooklyn had emerged. These shifts are detailed in Before the Five-Borough City: The Old Cities, Towns and Villages That Came Together to Form âGreater New York,â an article by Harry Macy Jr., published in the September 1998 issue of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Societyâs newsletter.