What are the effects of high uric acid levels?

It’s time to talk about high uric acid levels, folks. You may have heard of it referred to as hyperuricemia or simply too much uric acid in the blood. Either way, it sounds like a real snooze-fest, doesn’t it? But don’t switch off just yet! There’s actually a lot more to this story than you might realize.

What is Uric Acid Anyway?

Before we dive into the effects of high uric acid levels, let’s start with the basics. Uric acid is a waste product that your body produces when it breaks down purines – which are naturally occurring substances found in many foods and drinks that we consume on a daily basis such as meat, seafood and alcohol.

Normally our kidneys filter out any excess uric acid from our bodies, but if they can’t keep up or there’s an excessive amount being produced due to certain reasons mentioned later in this article then what happens? Exactly, trouble ensues.

So without further ado let’s move ahead and get wacky while talking about some serious health issues!

When Life Gives You Lemons… But With Too Much Sugar

Hyperuricemia or high uric acid levels isn’t just caused by unhealthy habits alone; even genetics can come into play for certain people where their body becomes less effective at processing purines resulting in elevated levels of urate (a salt derived from metabolic breakdown of food).

Remember when life was kind enough to give us lemons instead of sour grapefruits? Well here comes another one for you – sugary beverages increase insulin resistance leading towards increasing serum acidic level encouraging production of Purine- basically opening doors towards Hyperurcimia situation again!)

How Do I Know If My Levels Are High?

Great question! Sometimes when our bodies experience something new symptomatically speaking things get more complicated. Nevertheless Hyperuricemia’s common symptoms could be, joint pain [1], kidney stones(oh, how fascinating)[2], gout (a painful arthritis of the toes and other extremities[3]), sleep apnea syndrome, metabolic syndrome, type II diabetes etc.[4] – It just doesn’t stop right?

But let’s not forget that hyperuricemia is considered a normal physical state for many among us with nothing more than mere incidental findings during regular checkups.

A Recipe For High Uric Acid Levels

If you are one of those who think ‘it cannot happen to me’, Well this may surprise you: There are certain foods that create an atmosphere in our body ideal for uric acid deposition such as organ meats like liver or maybe bacon too! Yes bacon lovers we got some bad news coming towards us because consuming any kind of fatty meat can increase inflammatory markers along with triggering elevation in serum acidic level promoting purine formation which contributes significantly towards high urate levels leading towards hyperurcimia twicefold!

Sugar consumption also plays its part again here folks so watch out if you have sweet tooth – Too much sugar[5][6] has been found to raise your insulin resistance resulting in elevated serum acidity creating hotbed conditions aforesaid.

So what do we get by now? Let’s peek through:

Measles, Mumps and Hyperurcimia– Oh My!

According to various researches, some specific medical conditions might also play their role in elevating urate inside the body tissues leading towards Hyperurciema such as:

Metabolic Disorders
Renal Functioning Problems[Nephrolithiasis]
Alcohol Consumption & Drug Addictions
Genetic Prospects

Bummer isn’t it? Think twice before drinking alcohol on weekends next time…but then again parties shouldn’t be ignored right?

Just Keep Drinking Water

So you have High Uric Acid levels but what can you do about it? Drink water people!! No, seriously – drinking plenty of H2O will help flush excess uric acid out of your system through urine excretion[7]. Making a combination with weight reduction and more fruit & veggies than high-purine food items is handy as well!

Conclusion

It ends here soon folks! High uric acid levels may not be the most glamorous topic to discuss for many among us however with healthy eating and an active lifestyle we all can keep ourselves from falling into harmful disorders.

Remember: A little effort today can lead to less pain tomorrow – So let’s laugh our way towards healthier choices!

Citations:
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424830/
2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30983749-locker-room-talk-hyperuricemia-and-kidney-stones/
3.https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gout/symptoms/
4.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.4135/9781483390863
5.http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/suppl/2016/v39suppl_1/D74.T1.expansion.html
6.http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/too-much-sugar-is-associated-with-worse-memory-in-adolescents-who-overconsume-soda
7.http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/[PSASIR]Parental_attitudes_on_Chinese.pdf

Dane Raynor

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