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.

Uricemia is the level of blood uric acid, which is considered normal values (women: up to 2 to 4 mg/100 ml, men: up to 6.8 mg/100 ml), on the other side of

hyperuricemia is just an excess of uric acid , which generates the painful gout.

As you can see the carry adequate food in combination with drug treatment, is essential for controlling uric acid secretion.