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.
Binit Patel, an economist at Goldman Sachs, estimates that $50 oil would only add 1% to most western countries' consumer price index . However, it would have a bigger effect in the US, where CPI will rise 1.7%. This will undoubtedly mean the world will become a higher interest-rate place than it is today.