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In 102 men with overweight or obesity and hyperuricemia, 12-week calorie-restricted CRD, DASH, and LPBD diets produced similar serum urate reductions (P = 0.48).
- Why it matters: Weight loss diets are used to control serum urate, but early urate shifts and gout flare risk during initiation are not well characterized across diet types.
- What they did: In a 12-week open-label randomized trial, participants were assigned 1:1:1 to CRD, DASH, or LPBD with 20–25 kcal/kg ideal body weight; serum urate was measured to week 12 and capillary monitoring tracked early dynamics.
- The result: Mean weight loss was 8.47 kg (9.3%) with no between-group difference (P = 0.99), while adjusted serum urate change was -0.89 mg/dL (CRD), -0.79 mg/dL (DASH), and -0.50 mg/dL (LPBD); DASH adherence was higher and linked to less soft lean mass loss than CRD, and week 1 urate rise coincided with early gout flares.
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