Beverages
How alcohol, coffee, tea, juice, and other drinks affect your uric acid levels.
Uric Acid and Alcohol: The Full Picture
The uncomfortable truth first. Alcohol raises uric acid. Every type. Every time. The question is how much damage you’re actually doing, which drinks are worst, and how to manage it…
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How beer, wine, and spirits affect your uric acid levels.
Uric Acid and Beer: What You Need to Know
I’m going to be straight with you. If you’re dealing with high uric acid levels, beer is the worst thing you can…
Wine and Uric Acid: The Least Bad Option?
If you’re dealing with uric acid issues, the safest alcohol choice is no alcohol. That’s the textbook answer. We don’t live in…
Soft Drinks and Uric Acid: Why Fructose Is the Real Problem
Most people trying to manage uric acid levels focus on purines. Cut back on red meat. Go easy on the shellfish. Watch…
Whiskey, Vodka and Spirits: What They Do to Uric Acid
So you’ve cut back on beer. Maybe you’ve read about wine being the least harmful option. Now you want to know where…
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Tea, cherry juice, and other drinks that may help or hurt.
Uric Acid and Coffee: Good News for Coffee Drinkers
If you’re dealing with high uric acid levels, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of time reading about what you can’t have.…
Dairy and Uric Acid: Why Milk Is One of the Best Things You Can Drink
If you’re managing uric acid levels, dairy is one of the few food groups that’s genuinely on your side. The relationship between…
Cherry Juice and Uric Acid: Why the Extract Is the Smarter Choice
Cherry juice is one of the most popular natural remedies for high uric acid. And there’s good reason for that. The research…
Green Tea and Uric Acid: What You Need to Know
If you’re looking for a simple daily habit that may help support healthy uric acid levels, green tea deserves your attention. It’s…
Is Coke Zero Bad for Uric Acid? (Good News)
Here’s the short answer: no. Coke Zero is not associated with higher uric acid levels in the research. Neither is Diet Coke,…
Lemon Water and Uric Acid: Does It Actually Help?
There’s a question I get asked more than almost any other. “Does lemon water actually do anything for uric acid?” The short…
Orange Juice and Uric Acid: The “Healthy” Drink That Isn’t
Most people think orange juice is healthy. It has vitamin C. It comes from fruit. It’s been a breakfast staple for decades.…