What is the cause of high blood uric acid levels?
Although it is well known that high blood uric acid could be genetic in nature, passed on through generations, new research has shown that recent spurt in increasing number of individuals with high blood uric acid in the population is the result of a drastic change in our lifestyle. Thus sedentary habits along with lack of exercise, over-eating, especially high calorie refined food items poor in roughage and fibre and high in fructose (e.g. common soft drinks, junk food, oily food items like samosas, kachauri, poori, and similar rich food), are some of the important causes of increasing incidence of hyperuricaemia in the population starting from young age. Interesting recent research has shown that fruits, vegetables, and cereals do not cause high blood uric acid levels. All types of ‘daals’, ‘palak’ (spinach), tomatoes, other vegetables and fruits are completely safe and there is absolutely no need to avoid them by persons with high blood uric acid. Interestingly, beer, sea food, red
