Thread: Uric acid and triglyceride

Hi all, I have just done a blood test sometime ago, and found that my triglyceride and uric acid are beyond normal ranges. My understanding at this time is that to lower triglyceride I need to reduce my carb intake. I think I will be able to do this as I am starting on NHE diet plan next week, which allows very limited carb intake. But this diet (and I think most bodybuilding oriented diets) recommends diets with high protein (and high fat), while my current understanding is that in order to lower uric acid in fact I need to consume less protein. How should I resolve this situation? If I eat less carbs I need to eat more protein, then how about my uric acid? If I eat less protein to normalize my uric acid then I need to eat more carbs, then how about my triglyceride? I surely cannot eat less carbs and less protein, and get most of my cals from fat alone, can I?

Your advises are greatly appreciated.

- Josh

Yes, that's the problem, I need to eat much protein, but I'm afraid if this will worsen my uric acid.

But then, I read some older thread yesterday and got the impression that only red meat can cause uric acid. Is this true? This means only beef and pork meat will cause uric acid problem, while other sources of protein (chicken, fish, protein drinks, etc, etc) will not cause this? Does this mean I can still consume a high protein diet while keeping my uric acid normal by eating other than red meat?

- Josh