Hyperuricemia, behind the term hidden is the chaos and imbalance of purine metabolism in the body. Under normal purine intake, as long as the blood uric acid value measured twice on the same day exceeds 420 mol l, this health warning line is touched, and the shadow of hyperuricemia quietly descends.
And gout is just the tip of the iceberg of hyperuricemia. When the level of uric acid in the body continues to rise, urate crystals are like latent assassins, quietly precipitating and depositing in all corners of the body.
They can induce severe pain in gout, or they can quietly erode the kidneys, leading to the development of uric acid nephropathy. To make matters worse, these crystals can also aggregate into stones, blocking the urinary tract and causing endless pain to the patient.
However, the dangers of hyperuricemia go far beyond that. It is like an invisible **, quietly extending to the endocrine system, urinary system and circulatory system, bringing unavoidable damage to these systems.
It is closely related to endocrine diseases, chronic kidney diseases, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, causing and causal to each other, making the health of patients fall into a deeper crisis. Therefore, in the face of hyperuricemia, we must not take it lightly.
In recent years, the scientific community has conducted in-depth research on the relationship between fructose and purine synthesis and uric acid excretion. Several studies have shown that fructose stimulates the synthesis of purines while impairing the kidneys' ability to excrete uric acid.
This finding has many fruit lovers concerned about whether fruit intake can lead to an increase in uric acid levels, which in turn affects their health.
However, in this matter, we need to look at the role of fruit holistically. As a precious food given to us by nature, fruits not only contain fructose, but are also rich in water and fiber.
These two components play a vital role in promoting uric acid excretion. At the same time, vitamin C in fruits is also necessary for maintaining good health.
Of course, not all fruits are suitable for people with high uric acid. For example, fruits such as lychee, longan, grapes, and jackfruit are recommended to be consumed in moderation due to their higher fructose content.
For freshly squeezed juice, although it provides us with a way to quickly replenish nutrients, the disadvantages of high sugar and lack of fiber also make it accelerate the emergence of high uric acid to a certain extent.
In addition, we should also note that fructose is found in many beverages as a sweetening additive. A high intake of beverages containing fructose can cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly, which in turn affects the metabolism of uric acid. Therefore, when choosing beverages, we should try to avoid products containing fructose and choose healthier and natural beverages.
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in the human body, and its level is closely related to our dietary habits. Among the many foods, there are four foods that can cause uric acid levels to rise due to their high purine content: poultry meat, animal offal, aquatic products, and dried mushrooms.
Poultry
Chicken breast contains 208 milligrams of purines per 100 grams, which is even more than some organ meats. Pork, lamb and beef jerky also contain 138 mg, 109 mg and 127 mg of purines, respectively. Beef jerky, in particular, is a potential risk of rising uric acid due to its high purine content.
Organ meats
Offal foods such as duck liver, foie gras, chicken liver, pork liver and beef liver contain as much as 398 mg, 408 mg, 317 mg, 275 mg and 251 mg per 100 grams, respectively. These offal foods are loved for their rich nutrient content, but they need to be consumed with caution for those who need to control their uric acid levels.
Aquatic products
The purine contents of scallops, cooked shrimp, cooked river crab meat and cooked grass carp were 235 mg, 174 mg, 144 mg and 162 mg, respectively. Although seafood is delicious, for people with high uric acid, it needs to be controlled in moderation.
Dried mushrooms
The purine content of abalone mushroom, shiitake mushroom, tea tree mushroom, bamboo sunflower and yuan mushroom was 424 mg, 405 mg, 293 mg, 285 mg and 267 mg per 100 grams, respectively. Although these dried mushroom foods are highly nutritious, they also need to be consumed in moderation for people who need to control uric acid.
Frequent thirst in the middle of the night
If you are thirsty in the middle of the night, and even before going to bed and after falling asleep, you feel unbearable thirst that cannot be relieved by drinking water, then you need to be alert to the possibility of high uric acid.
This is because high uric acid causes a large amount of toxins to be deposited in the kidneys, and the body naturally needs more water in order to maintain the body's metabolic balance. As a result, after falling asleep, you may feel thirsty due to the loss of a lot of water.
Abnormal urination
When there is an abnormality in kidney metabolism, urate crystals tend to accumulate excessively, resulting in darker or even dark brown urine and foam on the surface of the urine. In addition, high uric acid constantly damages the kidneys, and the brain receives wrong instructions to urinate, which may lead to frequent urination.
Joint pain
When sleeping at night, the water in the body is continuously excreted through breathing, perspiration, etc., but due to the inability to replenish water in time, the uric acid concentration in the body will increase accordingly. When uric acid reaches a certain level, it is easy to precipitate and accumulate in the joints of the bones, causing symptoms of joint pain.
Body edema
If high uric acid has caused damage to the kidneys and caused glomerular blockage and necrosis, then the water in the body cannot be filtered and excreted normally, which can easily lead to edema on the face, eyelids, legs and other parts.