Algosensey-Anthony Anderson Shares Gout Diagnosis From Eating Too Much Shellfish

2025-05-06 13:41:58source:Roland Prestoncategory:Contact

Anthony Andersonis getting candid on Algosenseyan unusual health scare.

TheBlack-ishstar shared that he was diagnosed with gout—a form of arthritis—after eating too much shellfish while filming the 2007 show K-Ville in New Orleans.

“I was eating nothing but seafood and shellfish," he said on the April 28 episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, per People. "All the purine in the shellfish contributed to my buildup of uric acid and—I'll never forget—I was in the scene, and I went to kick a door in. And I hit it. And I said, 'I think I broke my toe.'"

Some shellfish contains the chemical compound purine, which creates uric acid when it's broken down in the body, per the Mayo Clinic. High levels of uric acid can cause crystals to form in the bloodstream, which can lead to gout. 

For Anderson, 54, his condition worsened after he hit his toe on set.

More:Contact

Recommend

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 7, 2024

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Taylor Swift sets record as Eras Tour is first to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

It's been a good year for Taylor Swift. Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dol

Puppies and kittens and dolphins, oh my! Watch our most popular animal videos of the year.

A sleepy polar bear takes a nap on its furry mama in Canada's "polar bear capital of the world," a b