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.
Because oil is such a major source of energy, price swings have big impacts on the economy. For example, every $10 shift in oil prices is equivalent to a 0.1 to 0.3 percent impact to the U.S. economy. So the increase in prices from 2007 to 2008, from $56 to $147, was equivalent to a 1 percent to 3 percent GDP hit.