Peter Attia· MD
so we have proteins we have fat we have carbohydrates but we also have things like rna and dna and what we call nucleic acids so these are the kind of acids that are in the nucleus and that are also in the cell that help drive gene formation and protein you know our genetic material and also help dictate the production of proteins and so dna and rna are made up of nucleic acids and when they're broken down they're made up of purines and then uric acid is appearing and it's basically the ultimate breakdown product of dna and rna