Uric Acid

What it isUric acid is the end product of purine metabolism — purines coming from DNA in food, dietary fructose, alcohol, and cellular turnover. The kidneys clear most of it; the gut handles the rest.

DoesFunctions as a circulating antioxidant in small amounts but crystallizes in joints and tissues when concentrations climb too high.

GoodA mid-low level provides antioxidant benefit without crystallization risk.

BadHigh uric acid causes gout, kidney stones, and chronic kidney disease, and independently predicts hypertension, insulin resistance, fatty liver, and cardiovascular events. Fructose is its single largest dietary driver.