Gout Foods to Avoid. 1  Organ meats (liver, kidney, sweetbreads). 2  High-fructose-sweetened foods or sodas. 3  Alcohol: No more than 2 ounces of liquor, 8 ounces of wine, or 16 ounces of beer per day in males. No more than half of that in women.
The current downward swing in oil prices has raised a similar specter of low oil prices for a prolonged period. So far, this year oil prices have dropped by more than 57% from last year's prices. However, the decline may be temporary. According to analysts, oil prices will rise back up again in 2017.
Crude oil prices make up 71% of the price of gasoline. The rest of what you pay at the pump depends on refinery and distribution costs, corporate profits, and Federal taxes.Usually, these costs remain stable, so that the daily change in the price of gasoline accurately reflects oil price fluctuations. For more, see Crude Oil Price Forecast for 2015 and beyond. 2  2014 - Prices fell to $62/barrel by the end of the year. 3  That's because the United States produced plenty of shale oil, and OPEC didn't lower supply quotas. 4  2013 - Oil rose swiftly to $118.90/barrel on February 8, sending gas prices to $3.85 by February 25.