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How to lower uric acid levels? what to eat or not to eat?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Uric acid: The best dietary move to make to lower uric acid is to decrease your intake of proteins.

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Answered 1/3/2020

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I have high uric acid levels. I also have only one kidney. I seldom eat red meat. I don't drink. Could there be a connection? I have mild gout.

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If gout does not run in your family and you don't drink alcohol, eat meat, or consume anything high in purine content, what else could be triggering constant gout attacks and high uric acid levels in the blood?

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