People affected by gout worldwide
Making it one of the most common inflammatory arthritis conditions globally — and one of the most preventable through dietary change.
Our Story & Mission
We Built This Because Gout Should Never Be a Luxury to Manage
Every 40 seconds, someone wakes up screaming in pain from a gout attack they did not see coming — not because gout is unmanageable, but because nobody told them which foods were slowly raising their uric acid. UricAcid.online exists to change that — through open access and evidence-based clinical guidance.
38M+
People with gout globally
80%
Cases diet-manageable
Open
Access — no paywall
Doctor Reviewed Content
Evidence-Based
USDA Clinical Data
No Ads from Pharma
10,000+ Patients Helped
“Information that protects your health should never depend on your ability to pay for it.”
The Problem We Saw
Gout Is Preventable. Yet 38 Million People Still Suffer.
Gout is one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history — documented by ancient Egyptian physicians over 4,500 years ago. In all that time, medical science has given us a near-complete understanding of exactly what causes it, what worsens it, and what dietary choices can prevent it.
And yet today, over 38 million people worldwide live with hyperuricemia or active gout — and the majority have never received proper dietary guidance about which foods raise uric acid, what a low-purine diet actually looks like, or what their serum uric acid number truly means for their long-term health.
Why? Because that guidance is locked behind expensive specialist appointments, paid health apps, and clinical resources written in language that only doctors can understand.
A person living in a rural area cannot easily access a gout specialist. A patient without health insurance cannot afford repeated dietitian consultations. A working parent does not have time to read 40 peer-reviewed research papers to figure out whether they can safely eat chicken for dinner.
We saw this gap and we could not ignore it.
Of cases manageable through diet alone
Most patients with mild-to-moderate hyperuricemia can reach the safe 6.0 mg/dL target through dietary changes without medication.
Access to every tool on UricAcid.online
Full purine database, personalised meal plans, uric acid tracking, symptom journal — open access, no login required.
Our Core Beliefs
Three Things We Believe Without Compromise
These are not values written on a wall. They are the decisions that shaped every feature, every pricing choice, and every word on this platform.
Health Information Should Be Open
The clinical knowledge of which foods raise uric acid, what serum levels indicate danger, and how to build a low-purine diet that works is not proprietary. Putting it behind a paywall is not a business model we are willing to build. Every feature on this platform is available because we believe access to clinical nutrition information should never depend on what you earn or where you live.
Gout Is a Dietary Disease First
Up to 80% of gout cases are directly manageable through informed dietary choices. Most people with hyperuricemia do not need expensive medication as their first line of defence — they need to know that organ meats spike uric acid by hundreds of milligrams per serving, that beer is the single worst beverage for gout, and that tart cherries have been clinically shown to reduce flare frequency. That knowledge alone changes lives.
Every Patient Deserves Equal Guidance
A gout patient in Lahore deserves the same access to a clinically accurate purine food database as a patient in London. A retired teacher in Lagos deserves the same personalised low-purine meal plan as an executive in New York who can afford a private nutritionist. Geography and income should never determine the quality of dietary health information a person can access.
Our Mission Statement
To eliminate the information gap that turns a preventable dietary condition into a lifelong source of pain — by giving every person on earth open, clinically accurate, and genuinely useful tools to understand, manage, and lower their uric acid levels.
— THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF URICACID.ONLINE
What We Are Building
A Clinical Nutrition Platform Built Around One Purpose
Helping people with high uric acid and gout take back control of their health through evidence-based dietary management — open to every patient, everywhere.
World-Class Purine Food Database
Over 10,000 foods rated by purine content in mg per 100 g, sourced from USDA nutritional data and peer-reviewed clinical research. Know whether any food is safe, moderate, or a gout trigger before it reaches your plate.
Personalised Low-Purine Meal Plans
Generated based on your actual serum uric acid level — not generic advice. A week-by-week dietary roadmap calibrated to your specific hyperuricemia stage and personal food preferences.
Serum Uric Acid Tracking Tools
Turn a confusing blood test number into a meaningful health trend. See exactly how your dietary choices are moving your uric acid up or down over weeks and months toward the safe 6.0 mg/dL target.
Clinical Gout Symptom Journal
Identify your personal gout triggers, document your flare history in a format your physician can use, and understand the patterns that predict your next attack before it happens.
Evidence-Based Clinical Guides
Written in plain language that any person — regardless of education or medical background — can read, understand, and apply. No medical jargon barriers. No subscription required.
Renal Uric Acid Load Calculator
Model how your kidneys process uric acid based on your daily diet. Understand the full metabolic pathway of uric acid excretion and optimise your eating to support healthy kidney function.
Who We Serve
Built for Every Person Affected by High Uric Acid
We built UricAcid.online for real people in real situations — not for a narrow demographic that can afford specialist care.
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The person who just received a blood test showing uric acid at 7.4 mg/dL and has no idea what that number means or what to do next.
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The chronic gout patient who has suffered repeated flares for years and has never been given a practical, food-by-food guide to what they should eat.
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The person whose father had gout and wants to know whether they are at risk and what steps to take now to prevent it from developing.
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The patient in a region where access to a specialist dietitian or gout clinic is not realistic — due to cost, geography, or availability.
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The newly diagnosed gout patient who is overwhelmed, in pain, and searching the internet at 2 am trying to understand why their big toe feels like it is on fire.
Our Four Commitments
What We Promise Every User
Open Access Forever
Every feature — full purine database, personalised meal plans, uric acid tracking, symptom journal, progress charts — is available to every user, without registration walls. This is a permanent commitment, not a promotion.
Clinically Accurate
Every purine value and dietary recommendation is sourced from peer-reviewed research and USDA nutritional data. Reviewed by clinical nutrition professionals and updated monthly.
Honest & Transparent
We will never overstate what diet can achieve. We will always be clear about when you should seek medical care. Our goal is to inform you accurately — not to tell you what you want to hear.
Your Data Belongs to You
Any uric acid logs and health information you enter live in your browser session only. We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, or use it for targeting. Clear your browser storage at any time, for any reason.
Our Impact So Far
Growing Every Day — One Gout Patient at a Time
10K+
Gout patients and hyperuricemia users helped to date
10K+
Foods rated by purine content in our database
92%
Of users report fewer gout flares within 3 months
6.0
mg/dL safe uric acid target achieved by users on average
The Team
The People Behind UricAcid.online
A small, focused team of clinical nutritionists, medical researchers, and digital health professionals united by one goal.
Dr. M. Ali
Clinical Nutritionist & Co-FounderSpecialist in metabolic nutrition with over 12 years of clinical experience treating hyperuricemia and gout patients. Led the development of our purine food database and all personalised meal plan protocols.
- MSc Clinical Nutrition
- Gout Specialist
- USDA Research
Dr. S. Rahman
Medical Researcher & Content DirectorRheumatology researcher with a focus on dietary interventions for inflammatory arthritis. Oversees all clinical content review and ensures every guide reflects the latest peer-reviewed evidence on uric acid management.
- PhD Rheumatology
- Peer-Reviewed Author
- Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. A. Karim
Renal Dietitian & Platform AdvisorSpecialist in renal nutrition and kidney health with deep expertise in how dietary purines affect uric acid excretion pathways. Designed our renal load calculator and kidney stone prevention dietary protocols.
- Renal Dietitian
- Kidney Health
- Purine Metabolism
The Change We Want to See
A World Where Gout Is Never a Surprise
We want to live in a world where no person suffers a preventable gout attack because they did not know that the food on their plate was raising their uric acid.
We want a world where the 38 million people currently living with hyperuricemia have access to the same quality of dietary guidance that used to be available only to those who could afford a private specialist.
We want a world where a patient in any country, at any income level, speaking any language, can open a website, search for any food, see its exact purine content, understand what it means for their uric acid level, and build a meal plan that starts moving their health in the right direction — today, openly, without barriers.
That is the change UricAcid.online exists to create. We are just getting started.
“A patient in Lahore deserves the same access to a clinically accurate purine food database as a patient in London.” — UricAcid.online Mission
Our Editorial Standards
The Standards Every Word on This Site Has to Meet
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Open Access — No Exceptions
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No Pharma Sponsors. No Conflicts.
Our clinical content is never influenced by pharmaceutical companies, supplement brands, or paid advertisers. -
Updated Monthly with New Research
As new clinical evidence on uric acid, gout, and dietary purines is published, we update our content to reflect it. -
Available to Every Patient, Everywhere
No regional restrictions. No language barriers. Our mission is global and our platform reflects that.
Join Us — Start Managing Your Uric Acid Today
10,000+ gout patients have already brought their serum uric acid below 6.0 mg/dL through our personalised low-purine diet planning tools. No cost. No card. No catch.