Ninety-eight patients (46%) sought the advice of a nutritionist regarding their gout, and 115 (54%) did not. One hundred ninety-two patients (90.1%) had discussed with doctors about minimizing their consumption of foods with high levels of uric acid, while 21 (9.9%) had not. One hundred thirty-three patients (62.4%) had spoken with their doctors regarding the treatment of acute gout attacks, while 46 (21.6%) had not. One hundred sixty-six patients (77.9%) had spoken with their doctors about medications that can lower the levels of uric acid in the blood and how to prevent gout attacks, while 47 (22.1%) had not. One hundred eighty-one patients (85%) had spoken with their doctors about the ideal levels of uric acid in their blood that should be achieved after treatment for gout, while 32 (15%) had not. One hundred fifty-eight patients (74.2%) had spoken with their doctors about adopting healthy lifestyle choices, such as eating moderate amounts of red meat, legumes, and shrimp, to reduce the levels of uric acid in their blood (in addition to taking medication), while 24 (11.3%) had not. Eighty-four patients (50%) had spoken with their doctors about smoking cessation, and 84 (50%) had not (Table 7).