Category Archives: Uric Acid

An Important but Forgotten Antioxidant in Blood: Urate

Antioxidants are important biochemically. They protect cells from oxidative stress through their ability to react with free radicals and this can prevent the propagation of free radical chain reactions. While free radicals play an important role in cellular chemistry, their … Continue reading

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The Forgotten Antioxidant: Urate

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High Protein Diets: Acid Load, Calcium Efflux

High protein diets are popular for their weight loss effect. In this regard, high levels of dietary protein is able to cause weight loss possibly through a combination of factors. These include appetite suppression, lean mass accumulation and inefficient metabolic … Continue reading

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Cherries: Good For Gout

Gout is a form of periodic inflammatory arthritis that results from the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints. Hyperuricaemia is associated with attacks of gout and drugs that decrease uric acid formation or increase its elimination are the … Continue reading

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The Effects of Vitamin C On Uric Acid

High serum levels of uric acid (hyperuricaemia) are a risk factor for the development of gout. Gout is a medical condition whereby uric acid crystallises out of solution and accumulates in the joints of the body. This causes inflammation in … Continue reading

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Uric Acid as an Antioxidant

Epidemiology suggests that diets high in fruit are beneficial to the health because they decrease the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Interestingly, it is not understood why fruit is protective, although many theories have been put forward. Currently, it … Continue reading

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