3
Dec
2009
Foods to combat high uric acid
The high uric acid is one of the biggest problems related to food today. Many people suffer from an unbalanced diet rich in animal foods and processed foods contain this type of acid.
But there are good foods that help us both to prevent, combat and uric acid. These foods are low in uric acid and also help reduce uric acid intake from other foods.
1. Citrus fruits like lemon, orange, mandarin, grapefruit. (more...)
3
Dec
2009
Uric acid and food
The uric acid is formed naturally in the body, specifically in the liver from purine-rich foods such as meat, fish and seafood.
When everything works perfectly the same organization dismisses these substances through the urine and not generate discomfort. But when the diet is too high in purines (meats, seafood, organ meats, fruits and dried meats) is an excess of uric acid, and impossible to expel all accumulated so largely in the vicinity of the cartilage causing intense pain and disorders such as gout.
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