TY - JOUR T1 - Is Weight Loss an Effective Strategy to Decrease Serum Uric Acid Levels Without Use of Antihyperuricemic Medications? JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1067 LP - 1067 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.091481 VL - 37 IS - 5 AU - DONALD J. HARRIS Y1 - 2010/05/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/37/5/1067.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:In their study of 1185 women and 1968 men, each of whom underwent 2 general health screening visits about 1 year apart, Ishizaka and colleagues report that percentage change in body mass index (%dBMI) is a predictor of the percentage change in uric acid levels (%dUA) in men and postmenopausal women, … Address correspondence to Dr. Harris; E-mail: don.harris{at}pennmetrics.com ER -