Splenda May = Gout?
My Dr. Just warned me that my uric acid levels are slightly elevated. He said this could lead to gout if not addressed. Since my wife and I have recently been eating a ketogenic diet (and very successfully I might add) I assumed that the diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates might have something to do with it.
My go to resource for things ketogenic is a podcast called Jimmy Moore and the Doc. Here is an episode that addresses gout. Dr. Nally says that in his clinical experience Splenda contributes to gout. This portion of the show begins at about minute 35.
There is a link on the show notes I decided to provide as well.
http://tim.blog/2009/10/05/gout/
One of my bosses had gout... He said it's no fun! He has to take meds everyday.
That's what I have heard. I don't want that!
Now I gotta dump my Splenda? Thanks for the heads up. Maybe Stevia is the best route now?
I am a fan of Stevia. But you do have to make sure you get pure stevia in liquid form. the other kinds have harmful sweetners mixed in.
I like the Stevia too. I did manage to finally stop using any sweeteners in my coffee. Now I've become accustomed to coffee with coconut oil and butter. It took a while to lose my sweet tooth.
I usually have coffee black. But I do like the coconut oil and but sometimes.
It could be the level of protein that is affecting your uric acid levels. I've found myself eating a little too much protein on a ketogenic diet. I try to reduce the protein a bit now and concentrate on having more fat, by putting coconut oil and butter in my coffee and adding a lot of fat to my cooking.
I just figured that out too. I calculate that at my size and workout level I should have no more than 127g of protein a day. I have basically been eating unlimited amounts of meat.
My fasting blood sugar was 100 this morning. That's without metformin. hasn't been anywhere near that in more than 10 years.
Good discipline, sir. Well done.