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Some diets, however, can raise uric levels to a point where your body struggles to pass uric out of the body.—
James Robinson,
Discover Magazine,
8 Dec. 2022 Moisturize your feet at least twice a day (look for products that contain lactic acid or uric acid to keep callouses at bay), and pop on a pair of cotton socks.—
Amy Capetta,
Woman's Day,
12 June 2017 Gout, a joint disease that causes extreme pain and swelling, is caused by excess uric acid in the blood.—
Healthday,
chicagotribune.com,
12 May 2017 But researchers didn’t know exactly what became of the uric acid after it was stored, or precisely what Blattabacterium did.—
Brandon Keim,
WIRED,
27 Oct. 2009