Gout (Part 1)

30 04 2008

I’m trying to share information about gout.
Hope it’s useful for all of you.

Gout is caused by too much uric acid in blood stream so it must be discard to other organ
like kidney and joint.

High level of uric acid caused by:

  • production of uric acid in blood is increasing caused by too much consuming purine rich foods like seafood, or
  • Body’s ability to excrete the uric acid is decreasing, caused by lack function of kidney or too much consuming alcohol.
  • Normal uric acid level in blood stream :
    - Male : 3.5 – 7.2 mg/dL
    - Female : 2.6 – 6.0 mg/dL

    See you in the next article about gout.
    So, always consuming hilo milk to avoid gout disease.