What kind of food should avoid uric acid patients?

Answer 1

Foods high in uric acid include:

- Organ meat or offal also known as the internal organs of an animal.

- Red meat such as venison, beef, duck, pork, lamb.

- Processed meat, examples include salami, bacon, bologna, sausage to name a few.

- Seafood, including tuna and mackerel, scallops, shrimp, sardines, lobster, mussels and herring.

- Foods that contain high yeast such as breads, beer and alcohol beverages.

Answer 2

I wonder if you're dealing with gout and your body's inability to remove the uric acid, thus it creates uric acid crystals which cause your joints some pain.

I have that, too! All my family members have it.

We manage to keep the uric acid levels low by NOT eating foods that are high in purine. You can Google "Gout Diet" or "Low Purine Foods" and you'll find a listing.

Basically, you need to greatly reduce your consumption of all 'organ meats'. Those things are, heart, liver, brains, etc. Also, avoid processed foods that might have the organ meats in them, such as Hot Dogs, bologna, liverwurst. No chicken livers or gizzards or giblet gravy. (Ouch!)

Just to try and keep this simple, avoid eating everything that grows INSIDE of a bone structure. The organ meats grow inside of the skeleton. Lobster, crab, shrimp, scallops... they have the bone (shell) on the outside, so don't eat them. You can have EGGS.

Some veggies and cheeses are moderately high in purines.

You should avoid alcohol, not that it has purines, but it over burdens your body as your system removes the poison (alcohol) and reduces your body's ability to deal with the purines.

Answer 3

Excessive uric acid in the bloodstream may cause uric acid crystals to accumulate in the joints. This painful condition, called hyperuricemia and better knows as gout, stems from a diet high in nitrogen-rich compounds called purines. Purine metabolism releases uric acid. Limiting foods high in purine and uric acids is the most effective way to prevent gout.

Protein and Uric Acid

A study from the January 2005 journal Arthritis and Rheumatology found that certain types of protein foods raise blood levels of uric acid in adults, while other types of protein lowered it. Purine-packed beef, pork and sheep organ meats and seafood including anchovies, cod, haddock, mackerel, mussels and halibut all elevated blood uric acid.

One daily serving of protein-rich but purine-free milk or yogurt lowered blood uric acid. The study concluded that purine and not protein consumption causes uric acid buildup.

Purines Related to High Uric Acid

A 1982 University of Munich study found that hypoxanthine- and xanthine-based purines were the most likely to elevate uric acid levels. Not surprisingly, organ meats and seafood proteins contain these purines. They're also present in baker's yeast, chanterelle and boletus mushrooms and beer.

Alcohol and Uric Acid

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospitably published a 12-year study linking high uric acid and alcohol consumption. None of the more than 47,000 participants had a history of gout. At the study's conclusion, they had reported 730 incidents of the disease.

The researchers found that men who drank alcohol had a significantly greater incidence of gout than non-drinkers. They also learned that the amount and type of alcohol consumed effected gout frequency. Men who consumed the largest amounts of beer or spirits each day had the most attacks. Moderate wine consumption didn't raise the risk of gout.

Avoiding Foods High in Uric Acid

The Mayo Clinic recommends replacing meats high in purines with protein-rich plant foods including beans or soy. Consuming 16 to 24 ounces of dairy products each day boosts protein intake and may lower uric acid levels.

Answer 4

Certain foods that are high in purine may increase the patient's levels of uric acid. These include kidneys, liver, sweetbreads, sardines, anchovies, and meat extracts.

Answer 5

Some foods a person with gout should avoid are scallops, herring, beer, and red meat.

Answer 6

One of the best foods to break down the uric acid is cherries.

Answer 7

There are no foods that can lead to lowering uric acid; you must simply avoid the foods that create high levels of uric acid. Make sure you are eating lots of vegetables and whole grains.

Answer 8

Eat less protein.

Answer 9

dairy foods, and fruits