The Claim
In Chinese men with renal underexcretion-type gout, citrate supplementation at a dosage of 3.5 g twice daily for 12 weeks is associated with improved lipid profiles, including lower triglycerides and higher HDL cholesterol, independent of changes in serum urate levels.
What the research says
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In Chinese men with a specific type of gout caused by poor kidney clearance of uric acid, taking 3.5 grams of citrate twice daily for 12 weeks is linked to lower triglyceride levels and higher HDL cholesterol levels, regardless of whether serum urate levels changed.
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In Chinese men with renal underexcretion-type gout, citrate supplementation (3.5 g twice daily) for 12 weeks was associated with improved lipid profiles, including lower triglycerides and higher HDL cholesterol, independent of changes in serum urate levels.
Citrate enters immune cells and blocks a key enzyme that makes inflammatory fats and signals, which reduces overall body inflammation. This allows the liver to process fats more efficiently, lowering bad fats and raising good fats in the blood.
What the research says
1 studyIn men with a specific type of gout, taking citrate for 12 weeks helped lower bad fats and raise good cholesterol, even though their uric acid levels ended up similar to those who didn’t take it.
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