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Why Maasais eat lots of red meat, but hardly suffer gout

Maasai elders roasting meat. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The Maasai community is known to consume large quantities of red meat since the age when teeth can tear into roast ribs.

But most hardly suffer gout and other conditions other communities face after developing keen appetite for red meat.

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