What Causes Too Much Uric Acid in the Body?

June 25th, 2010 by John Cielo

Too much uric acid in your body can lead to urate crystal formation in your joints causing gout. The symptoms — redness, heat, swelling, stiffness, inflammation and very great pain — are caused by these needle-like crystals. The condition of high uric acid levels in the blood is called ‘hyperuricemia.’  Uric acid is produced during your body’s [...]

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