🌿 What Should Gout Patients Pay Attention to in Their Diet?
What Should Gout Patients Pay Attention to in Their Diet?
Gout attacks are often linked to overeating and drinking. Delicious dishes usually contain high purines, which ultimately metabolize into high blood uric acid. Therefore, adjusting diet composition is a crucial step in preventing gout flare-ups. Gout patients should limit moderate-purine foods and avoid high-purine foods. This reduces blood uric acid levels, preventing uric acid crystal formation and protecting joint tissues from damage. Diets are generally categorized into high-purine, moderate-purine, and low-purine.
Food with less than 50mg purines per 100g:
Grains: rice, wheat, sorghum, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, noodles, macaroni;
Eggs: chicken eggs, duck eggs, century eggs;
Dairy: milk, cheese, ice cream;
Drinks: soda, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, milk powder, fruit juices, tea, honey, jelly; and all fruits, vegetables, and oils.
Food with 50–150mg purines per 100g (moderate-purine):
Meats: chicken, pork, beef, lamb, fish, shrimp, crab;
Legumes: black beans, green beans, red beans, string beans, peas, bean curd, dried bamboo shoots, golden needle mushrooms, silver ear fungus, peanuts, cashews, sesame seeds.
Food with 150–500mg purines per 100g (high-purine):
Bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower, nori, shiitake mushrooms, eel, shark, cod, eel, animal liver, kidneys, intestines, clams, dried scallops, mackerel, sardines, mussels, oysters, anchovies, chicken soup, meat broth.
Food with over 500mg purines per 100g: small dried fish, eel skin, yeast powder.