Category: Understanding Uric Acid
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Once known as the “Disease of Kings,” gout was historically associated with overindulgence and royalty. Today, it’s no longer rare or regal. Gout is rising sharply across the United States—and millions of everyday Americans are now at risk. Behind the swelling statistics lies a deeper story about inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, modern diets, and a healthcare…
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Gut health plays an important role in controlling gout, primarily because it influences how your body processes and excretes uric acid, which is the substance responsible for gout. Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in the bloodstream and forms crystals in the joints, causing painful inflammation. The connection…
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According to a study published in The Lancet Rheumatology, gout cases are projected to increase by over 70% by 2050. This underscores the urgent need for effective management and prevention strategies. To address both current and future demands, it is essential to analyze the burden of gout by age and sex and make future projections.…
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Understanding Uric Acid Attacks Uric acid is a very potent and necessary antioxidant vital to our DNA and RNA. Uric acid is an end product of purine metabolism. Purines are organic compounds found in all body tissue and cells and also found in the foods we eat. Overproduction and/or under-excretion of uric acid through the…
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Thanksgiving is a holiday that is often associated with indulging in rich, flavorful foods, many of which are high in purines. Some of the high purine foods commonly consumed on Thanksgiving include: – Turkey (especially dark meat) – Gravy – Stuffing with meat or seafood – Shellfish (e.g. shrimp, crab, lobster) – Organ meats (e.g.…
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Sugar intake has risen dramatically over the last century which seems to correlate closely with the rise in obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Simple sugars include both glucose and fructose. While glucose is generally utilized by the body for energy production, fructose is known to produce high amounts of harmful substances. Added sugars to our food sources…
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Humans excrete a nitrogenous waste, uric acid. It is the product of nucleic acid, not a protein of the metabolism. Uric acid is the end metabolism product of purine, purine being the nitrogen-containing compound that occurs in nucleic acid. Confusion arises between the purine and protein, but they’re a dissimilar chemical structure entirely. Even so, most…
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