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now Can Gout D|et ne|p ou

1he lmporLance of a proper out d|et


can noL be undersLaLed
Lhough Lhere are oLher causes of gouL
lncudlng geneLlcs belng overwelghL
and kldney dlsorders a dleL hlgh ln purlnes
can ead Lo Lhe producLlon of more urlc acld
Lhan Lhe body can manage
proper out d|et can hep reduce Lhe
eves of purlne ln Lhe body
uL a Lruy beneflcla gouL dleL aso needs Lo be
addresslng some of Lhese oLher facLors
Chlefy oslng welghL ls of paramounL lmporLance
9ur|nes
usL Lo hep you undersLand Lhls a blL beLLer
eL's have a brlef sclence esson abouL purlnes
9urlne ls Lhe name for a parLlcuar chemlca
sLrucLure whlch ls a moecue wlLh Lwo rlngs and
ls preLLy much Lhe same as some of Lhe mosL
lmporLanL chemlcas ln your body
elng Lhe compounds LhaL make up your
rlbonucealc acld and deoxyrlbonucealc acld
?ou mlghL know Lhese beLLer by Lhelr acronyms
un and 8n
un and 8n are made up from four baslc
chemlcas Lwo of whlch are purlnes and Lhe oLher
Lwo belng pyrlmldlnes
1he Lwo purlnes ln un and 8n are
denlne and Cuanlne
Jhen you lngesL purlnes Lhey are ofLen puL Lo work ln
Lhe forms of denlne MonophosphaLe and Cuanlne
MonophosphaLe ln your un and 8n
ny efL over purlnes LhaL are noL puL Lo
Lhls use are broken down lnLo urlc acld
So baslcay lf you eaL Loo many purlnes you may
flnd LhaL you have lncreased urlc acld eves
1he body ony needs so many purlnes Lo funcLlon
and any LhaL are eaLen buL noL uLllzed wl
geL converLed Lo urlc acld
1oo much urlc acld lncreases Lhe concenLraLlon
Lo Lhe polnL LhaL Lhe uraLe crysLalzes
and deposlLs ln Lhe [olnLs and lL ls Lhls LhaL
Lrlggers Lhe gouL aLLack
So flrsL Lhlng Lo ad[usL ln your out d|et ls Lhe
eve of purlne lnLake
n| 9ur|ne Ioods
1here are cerLaln foods LhaL are hlgh ln purlnes
whlch need Lo be avolded as a parL of a gouL dleL
L Lhe very easL a gouL sufferer shoud
cuL down on Lhem
& beef bacon amb and pork
& seafood anchovles musses herrlng Luna
& organ meaL such as lver kldney sweeLbreads
& yeasL producLs marmlLe vegemlLe
& game pheasanL parLrldge goose
& and some vegeLabes are aso hlgh ln purlnes
peas beans mushrooms caulfower
coho shoud aso be avolded
eer conLalns some purlnes buL lL ls noL
Lhls LhaL causes Lhe probems
coho lLsef ls lmplcaLed ln hlgh uraLe eves
by lmpalrlng Lhe excreLlon of urlc acld
from Lhe sysLem
ow 9ur|ne Ioods
8epaclng Lhese hlgh purlne foods wlLh
ow purlne foods ln your gouL dleL wl have
Lhe effecL of owerlng your overa urlc acld
concenLraLlons over Llme
Some ow purlne foods are
& resh berrles (cherrles are consldered Lo
be parLlcuary good for gouL)
& ppes and ananas
Some ow purlne foods are
& lgh vlLamlnC foods (clLrus frulLs
peppers red cabbage)
& 1omaLo
& Ceery
Some ow purlne foods are
& eafy vegeLabes
& 9lneappe
& ualry producLs (choose ow faL)
& 9asLa rlce cerea
& nuLs and seeds
s you can see Lhls ow purlne gouL dleL
conslsLs of a oL of whaL woud be
oLherwlse consldered heaLhy" food
s a resuL of eaLlng a ow purlne dleL your
lnLake of frulL and vegeLabes wl lncrease and
LhaL of faLLy hlghproLeln foods wl decrease
Je|t oss
f Lhe gouL dleL ls managed propery Lhen as
we as a dlrecL reducLlon ln urlc acld eves lL ls
lkey LhaL welghL oss wl aso occur
elng overwelghL ls acLuay one of Lhe slnge
blggesL predlcLors of a hlgh uraLe eve
hlgh uraLe eve eads Lo crysLas
deposlLlng ln Lhe [olnLs and subsequenL
gouL aLLack lnfammaLlon
owever lL ls reay lmporLanL Lo ose welghL
graduay 8apld welghL reducLlon can ead
Lhe producLlon of keLones (keLosls) whlch
can ead Lo hlgher urlc acld eves
so as a parL of any heaLhy dleL buL ln parLlcuar
a gouL dleL lL ls vlLay lmporLanL Lo drlnk enough
waLer Lo hep fush ouL Lhe sysLem
1hls asslsLs wlLh welghL oss by heplng achleve a
sense of belng fu
Gout D|et
n summary a gouL dleL has a coupe of goas
Chlefy Lhe purpose of a gouL dleL ls Lo reduce
Lhe eve of purlnes lngesLed and hence Lhe
amounL of urlc acld produced
uL aL Lhe same Llme welghL oss ls aso lmporLanL
ln reduclng Lhe chance of fuLure gouL aLLacks
1hankfuy boLh of Lhese goas can be
achleved aL Lhe same Llme wlLh a we
managed out d|et
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