The Claim
Among elderly patients with hyperuricemia, those classified as having a good protein diet have nearly twice the prevalence of normal serum uric acid levels compared to those classified as having a poor protein diet.
What the research says
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In older adults with high uric acid levels, those who eat a diet high in protein are nearly twice as likely to have normal uric acid levels in their blood than those who eat a diet low in protein.
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In elderly patients with hyperuricemia, those classified as having a good protein diet are nearly twice as likely to have normal serum uric acid levels compared to those with poor protein diets, based on a cross-sectional sample of 54 individuals.
Eating proteins like eggs and beans causes the kidneys to remove more uric acid from the blood and produces less uric acid from broken-down molecules, which lowers uric acid levels in the body.
What the research says
1 studyAmong older adults with high uric acid, almost everyone with a poor diet (like organ meats) had high levels, while almost everyone with a better diet (like eggs or beans) had normal levels — so eating better proteins really helps keep uric acid in check.
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