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#87 - Rick Johnson, M.D.: Fructose—The common link in high blood pressure, insulin resistance, T2D, & obesity?

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The Link Between Uric Acid, Purines, and Gout

Gout is caused by having too much uric acid, which is due to our diet high in meat and purines/nNucleic acids in our cells help drive gene formation and protein production/nPurines are broken down into uric acid, the ultimate breakdown product of DNA and RNA/nProtein consumption increases the risk of gout compared to fat or carbohydrates

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