A gout attack happens when something (such as an evening of drinking)
causes uric acid levels to spike or jostles the needle - like crystals in your joints.
Not exact matches
Dietary excesses, such as consuming a lot of red meat and alcohol, have long been associated with gout, a disease marked by high
levels of
uric acid in the blood and whose
causes remain somewhat of an enigma despite centuries of investigation.
Caused by excessive
levels of
uric acid in the body, gout involves the deposition of
uric acid crystals in the joints, leading to inflammation and significant pain.
The sequence variant is a mis - sense mutation that
causes an increase in the
level of
uric acid by 0.04 mmol / L and a three-fold increase in the risk of gout.
In test animals, diets high in polyunsaturates from vegetable oils inhibit the ability to learn, especially under conditions of stress; are toxic to the liver; compromise the integrity of the immune system; depress the mental and physical growth of infants; increase
levels of
uric acid in the blood;
cause abnormal fatty
acid profiles in the adipose tissues: have been linked to mental decline and chromosomal damage and accelerate aging.
There seem to be a lot of individuals within both the high and low carbohydrate diet camps saying that fructose is bad for you — that it will raise your triglycerides and
uric acid levels as well as potentially
cause fatty liver disease because it is metabolized differently than glucose.
Taking a low - dose aspirin or increased skin cell turnover also can
cause high serum
uric acid levels.
Although humans also carry the SLC2A9 gene, scientists have not yet identified the exact mechanism that
causes humans and great apes to have elevated
uric acid levels.