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Mung Beans: A culprit to arthritis?

Category: Region 7  Published: 22 December 2022

Cebu City – Most people are apprehensive to

consume mung beans because of its common notion
that it will contribute to arthritic attack. What’s the real
story?

Are Mung Beans prohibited?

Avoidance of food rich in purine is advised since our

body readily converts purine into uric acid. Examples
of this are small fishes (dili, sardines, anchovies),
internal organs of animal from pork and beef such as
liver and food and drinks containing high fructose corn
syrup. Differing to what the common notion that mung
bean is not allowed is rather not true. In fact, Mung
beans, rice, pastas, and coffee are encouraged to
gout-sufferers since yet it is better to decrease the
consumption of red meat (pork & beef).

What’s in it for Purine and Uric Acid?

Uric acid levels might increase because of consuming

foods high in purine or producing purine normally in
one’s body. A buildup of uric acid crystals in soft
tissues and joints because of too much uric acid can
result in painful gout symptoms. Dietary management
focuses on achieving in lowering the level of uric acid
in the system by avoiding or reducing the
consumption of foods high in purine. Below is the list
of foods with the amount of purine per serving.

Group 1: High Purine Content (100 – 1000 mg of Pur

Anchovies Liver Mussels Ch

Broth Bouillon Heart Sardines Sw

Gizzard Kidney Scallops Ban

Crab fat Meat Extracts Sweetbreads Sug

Group 2: Moderate Purine Content (9 – 100 mg

of Purine / 100 g of food)

Poultry Asparagus Peas Fish

Corn, Lentils Spinach Shellfish Meat

Cauliflower Mushroom Sausages

 

Broccoli Oatmeal Beans

 

Group 3: Negligible Purine Content

Milk and
Milk Yoghurt Eggs Vinegar
Products

Vegetables
Ice (except
Fruits Salt
Cream listed in
group 2)

Coffee Rice Condiments Herbs

Pasta and
Tea Oils Chocolate
Noodles

What other things to manage gout?

In addition to optimizing your food to reduce your

purine intake, one should also increase your physical
activity and keep an eye on any linked non-
communicable diseases including hypertension and
diabetes mellitus. // DMO II Gabe Henriel P. Sucalit,
RND

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