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Blood uric acid

Blood uric acid It is a chemical created when the body breaks down substances called purines, which are found in some foods and drinks, such as liver, anchovies, mackerel, dried beans and peas, beer and wine.

Most uric acid dissolves in blood and travels to the kidneys, where it passes through the urine. If the body produces too much uric acid or does not remove enough, you can get sick. High levels of uric acid in the body is called hyperuricemia. Read the rest of this entry »

What is uric acid?

What is uric acid?

Uric acid is virtually a body of toxic waste comes from the same body, and that usually formed in the liver by excessive consumption of meat, it is usually excreted in the urine, but with increasing levels can cause health disorders .

In standard tests often give results between 2.6 and 8.3 mg / dl in blood, according to the sex of the patient, but it is considered that a person suffering from hyperuricemia when it exceeds the values of 7 points, with a predisposition to disorders such as gout, gouty arthritis and related diseases.

The same appears for the failure of the body to remove uric acid waste from the body, causing it to accumulate in some joints, causing severe pain, inflammation and damage thereto, as well as bring about the flowering stone formation kidney. Read the rest of this entry »