On hot sunny days, cold drinks, pearl milk tea or frozen desserts are often chosen by many people to cool down. However, many people then experience swollen and painful toes, stiff joints, and even severe pain to the point of insomnia.
When mentioning high uric acid and gout, many people often immediately think of purine-rich foods such as shrimp, crab, animal organs or beer and alcohol. However, a factor that is more easily overlooked is consuming too much sugar. In the summer, the habit of drinking a lot of sugary soft drinks, fruit juices, smoothies, combined with staying up late, being less active and often eating out can disrupt metabolism, contributing to increasing uric acid in the body.
In hot and humid weather conditions of summer, the body is already prone to accumulating moisture. If you regularly eat sweets, cold ice cream or fried foods, digestive function may decline, causing moisture not to be converted effectively.
Many people believe that fruit juice is a healthy choice to cool down. However, consuming too much fructose from juices, smoothies or sweet drinks can stimulate the body to produce more uric acid. In fact, the problem of many people today is not only in the amount of purines ingested but also in the habit of using too many sugary drinks such as milk tea, carbonated soft drinks, sweet coffee or other mixed drinks. These products not only fluctuate blood sugar but also add a burden to the metabolism process.
In addition, regularly drinking ice water or eating a lot of ice cream to cool down can also affect digestive function. Food that is too cold easily reduces the activity of the digestive system, hindering the metabolism of fluids in the body. As a result, water and moisture easily stagnate, creating conditions for uric acid to accumulate and increasing the risk of gout attacks.
