Obesity may cause elevated uric acid.
Obesity is a phenomenon caused by excessive accumulation of fat in the body, obesity on uric acid synthesis or uric acid excretion can be affected, on the one hand, obese patients with more body fat, more fat can increase the metabolism of purine metabolism and increase the metabolic burden on the liver resulting in increased uric acid synthesis.
On the other hand, more fat in the body of obese patients can also lead to a decrease in the rate of metabolism in the patient’s body and blood flow through the kidneys to reduce the excretion of uric acid caused by obstacles, so obesity may lead to uric acid elevation, in addition to this, obese patients may also be diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other diseases, so obese patients should try to carry out dietary management and weight management.
Patients with obesity and elevated blood uric acid can go to endocrinology, rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for detailed consultation.