However, weight loss does not mean extreme fasting or carb withdrawal. It is important to gradually adjust your weight, eat properly, and maintain exercise.
According to Dr. Li Peng, a nutritionist at Peking University People's Hospital (China), interviewed by Xinhua, obesity is closely related to increased uric acid in the blood. Weight control is one of the important measures to improve this condition.
For people with excess weight, reducing body fat can help improve metabolism and support uric acid control. However, weight loss should not be done by fasting or completely cutting starch.
Nutrition expert Fan Zhihong was quoted by Xinhua as warning that a diet that is too low in carbohydrates or fasting to lose weight can disrupt purine metabolism, even causing uric acid to increase in some people. Instead, you should reduce energy in moderation, eat enough meals and maintain exercise.
One of the most important changes is to limit alcohol, sugary drinks, organs, some seafood and purine-rich meat dishes.
According to nutritionist Liu Peng of Peking University People's Hospital, people with hyperuricemia need to control total energy, limit alcohol and reduce fructose in their diet.
Instead of soft drinks, milk tea or beer, filtered water should be the main choice. Drinking enough water also helps the body increase uric acid excretion through urine.
Overweight people should maintain regular exercise such as brisk walking, cycling, swimming or appropriate strength training. The goal is not only to lose weight on the scale but also to reduce fat, maintain muscle mass and improve metabolism.
Xinhua quoted experts as saying that lifestyle changes, appropriate exercise and weight control play a role in managing increased uric acid.
However, people with acute gout need to avoid heavy exercises or movements that put great pressure on the inflamed joint. When gout attacks occur frequently or high uric acid levels persist, dietary changes are not always enough.
Losing weight, eating properly and exercising regularly can help control uric acid, but you should not arbitrarily replace medication with these measures. Xinhua quoted experts emphasizing that for people who need hypouricemia treatment, medication must be used as prescribed and maintain the correct regimen.
In particular, people with high uric acid accompanied by recurrent gout, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity should be comprehensively assessed by doctors to have appropriate treatment goals.
