Why Your Uric Acid Level Matters for Metabolic Health | Dr. Robert Lustig

🎤 Levels Advisor @RobertLustigMD discusses the problems with uric acid buildup and why measuring this biomarker may help you gauge metabolic disease risk.

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[motherofthreeb]

Red meat doesn't cause my uric acid levels to go up. My holistic doctor changed my diet to low glycemic organic fruits and vegetables, organic/grass fed meats and eggs, uncured bacon, half medium sweet potato or white potato per day, no processed food, cooking with butter and lard with a 50 carb count per day; meals at noon and 5pm. I went from a 9.5 to a 3.3 uric acid level in 1.5 years! Meat was a huge part of the diet because it's zero carbs. Hamburger and steak are a staple in my diet. I did learn that fasting too long can actually bring on a gout attack!

[MrBluebirdOnMyShoulder]

I have to disagree vehemently with the red meat causing uric acid to rise. I had gout several years ago. Since going ketovore no flares whatsoever with no medication for the past eight years. Even before going keto I ate a lot of meat, and always get my uric acid levels tested and it is normal. The beer and fructose most definitely raises uric acid. Dr. Perlmutter has a new book on this.

[travellingator]

I suffered a lot from gout for decades. Finally discovered great advice on YouTube about low carb no sugar. No problems with gout since .

[ChrisHileman]

I eat mostly red meat on keto. My uric acid was 2.9 (out of range low) and my BP is routinely 110/73. In this N of 1, red meat doesn’t cause high uric acid.

[drironmom]

Agree with Dr. Lustig on all but one point.

Agree that high fructose corn syrup elevates uric acid and causes fatty liver, diabetes, and everything Dr. Lustig notes.


Disagree that red meat elevates uric acid. Grass fed beef is one of the healthiest things you can eat

The issue of uric acid is real and must be taken seriously. The real blame goes to high fructose corn syrup.

[GinnySaucier]

It’s not a red meat problem it’s an insulin resistance problem and fructose causes the hyperuricemia

[elwoodmchugh]

I only eat red meat and I don’t have Gout or high blood pressure. I’ve been eating like this for months now 🤷🏻‍♂️

[martaaltheide]

Processed foods, sugar, high fructose corn syrup ( in many processed foods) are the culprit. A doctor in Corpus Christi Tx. ( who years ago was a resident at the county hospital there, Memorial Hospital) has an amazing practice. All of his patients that give these food up, heal their bodies and get healthy and off meds.
Easy? NO! But when you tire of living sick and tired you will do it.

[MXRmo]

Red meat isn’t the problem! It’s called sugar, high fructose corn syrup, refined flours, seed oils, fast foods, packaged foods loaded with artificial colors and flavorings, etc!
Stop blaming red meat for what sugar does to people!

[gerrym-cat]

I think he meant excessive red meat. But do people who are on the carnivore diet have elevated uric acid levels on a constant basis? Do they have gout issue? High blood pressure? Fatty liver disease? To my knowledge that’s not an issue with carnivores.

[christinah.]

you know what lowers uric acid a lot? Potassium. Lots of potassium. Miniumum requirements are now 4700 ml . I take 5 grams. My blood pressure has gone down considerably. I also take a gram of magnesium glycinate.

[crouchingwombathiddenquoll]

Keto for 2 years, gout in big toe gone, achieved very healthy weight and feel good. Recently had a weeks holiday, ate carbs again Boom...big toe was painful by end of week.
Lesson relearned.

[feedmyintellect]

Where is the full interview? I would like to hear the rest of this talk please

[Kteeee]

I just dont know what to believe anymore. Mainstream medical professionals’ advice always seems to be the opposite of what I’ve learned is healthy and makes me feel good

[lafcat]

Doc you are right on everything but this! You are giving the effects of high uric acid. The cause of gout is sugar which increases uric acid crystals not the meat itself. I’ve been eating 90% meat for 6 months no gout. Drank 2 glasses of wine for the first time in 6 months, gout attack .

[meenageorge]

Dehydration is also cause uri. Acid levels to go up, we. Might be drinking a lot of water and peeing it out because of which we loose electrolytes which has to be replaced otherwise uric acid levels to go high.

[jeanlives]

😊🎉 comments are great, Question what diet helps to eliniate feet neuropathy ?

[duanefrench]

Roberts education is very good in helping me solve my own medical dilemmas, getting to the root cause of disease. The exact opposite of what general practitioners do. Treating symptoms with drugs. Education is the key to getting older gracefully.

[hertfordable]

I suffer from gout and I didn’t eat meat, drink alcohol or consume a lot of high fructose. I would love to know what’s really causing it, definitely not any of those foods

[mariannegana]

This is from the standard American diet not keto or carnivore in my experience it’s from high carb and sugars in all due respect 😢