The Claim
Caloric restriction reduces serum uric acid levels by decreasing dietary purine intake.
What the research says
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Reducing calorie intake lowers the amount of uric acid in the blood because less purine is consumed in the diet.
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Caloric restriction reduces serum uric acid by decreasing dietary purine intake.
Eating fewer calories and avoiding high-purine foods reduces the amount of purine entering the body, which means less uric acid is made in the liver. At the same time, the body clears more uric acid through the kidneys because insulin sensitivity improves and fat around the organs decreases, which stops the kidneys from reabsorbing too much uric acid. Plant foods in the diet also block the kidney's uric acid reabsorption pumps, helping more uric acid leave in the urine.
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