04/18/2023
Healthy Living!!
What the scientific literature reveals is that, first, fasting does indeed increase uric acid. Secondly, following a fast, uric acid rapidly returns to its pre-fasting status.
There are powerful health-enhancing benefits of fasting and we have been supportive of it for many years, always with the recommendation that it is done in conjunction with consultation with a healthcare provider. Fasting improves blood sugar, insulin sensitivity, lipid profiles, and is even associated with a reduction of c-reactive protein (CRP), meaning it has a beneficial effect on inflammation.
The implication of the recent research is that we can in fact reap the benefits of intermittent fasting without incurring any risk from elevation of our uric acid in the long term.