The Red Meat Pathway to Weight Loss

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processed red meats in particular are the foods that really drive uric acid up. People on a low carb diet also can get a high uric acid. High protein diets have been used to reverse obesity, he says. "I've not a beer in like a decade, maybe."

Dr. Richard Johnson is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, and is a clinician, educator, and researcher. For more than 20 years, he has led research on the cause of obesity and diabetes, with special interest in the role of sugar (especially fructose) and uric acid. His latest book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent—and Reverse—It, is out now.

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