The Claim
A 42-day low-purine, energy-restricted, and balanced diet reduces serum uric acid levels by an average of 112.4 μmol/L in male patients with gout who are taking febuxostat, primarily by increasing fractional excretion of uric acid and reducing dietary purine intake by 245 mg/day, which significantly improves the likelihood of achieving therapeutic uric acid targets below 360 μmol/L.
What the research says
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In men with gout taking febuxostat, a 42-day low-purine, calorie-restricted diet lowers blood uric acid by 112.4 μmol/L on average through increased uric acid excretion and reduced dietary purine intake, resulting in a higher proportion of patients reaching uric acid levels below 360 μmol/L.
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A 42-day low-purine, energy-restricted, and balanced diet reduces serum uric acid levels by an average of 112.4 μmol/L in male patients with gout who are taking febuxostat, primarily by increasing fractional excretion of uric acid and reducing dietary purine intake by 245 mg/day, which significantly improves the likelihood of achieving therapeutic uric acid targets below 360 μmol/L.
Eating less purine-rich food lowers the amount of uric acid made in the liver, while eating more vegetables blocks kidney tubes from reabsorbing uric acid, letting more of it leave the body through urine. Losing belly fat also helps the kidneys remove more uric acid by improving how the body responds to insulin.
What the research says
1 studyA study found that men with gout who ate less meat and fewer calories for six weeks lowered their blood uric acid by about 112 points, mainly because their kidneys removed more uric acid and they ate less purine — exactly what the claim says.
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