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Foods to Avoid Gout
Foods to avoid gout - You must avoid Foods High in Purines.
Foods that are high in purines will increase your chances of suffering from a gout attack and should be replaced by foods that are low in purines where possible.The average adult diet has 600 to 1000 milligrams of purines daily. In case of severe gout, dietitians recommend people to reduce their purine intake to 100 to 150 milligrams a day. In general, we want purines in our diet. Our bodies can break purines down into uric acid, a substance that can help protect our blood vessels from damage. A relatively small number of foods, however, contain concentrated amounts of purines. For the most part, these high-purine foods are also high-protein foods, and they include organ meats like kidney, fish like mackerel, herring, sardines and mussels, and also yeast. Foods with very high purine levels (up to 1,000 mg per 100 g / 3.5 ounce serving): Anchovies, Brains, Gravies, Kidneys, Liver, Sardines, Sweetbreads. Foods with high and moderately high purine levels (5-100 mg per 100 g / 3.5 ounce serving): - Meat and meat products: Bacon, Beef, Chicken, Chicken soup, Duck, Goose, Lamb, Mutton, Sheep, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey, Veal, Venison, Ham.
- Fish and seafood: Bluefish, Calf tongue, Carp, Codfish, Crab, Halibut, Lobster, Oysters, Perch, Salmon, Shellfish, Snapper, Trout, Tuna.
- Vegetables: Asparagus, Cauliflower, Lentils, Oatmeal, Navy beans, Lima beans, Kidney beans, Peas, Spinach,
- Mushrooms
Also try to avoid: - Products containing yeast like bread
- All fried foods
- Alcohol
- Caffeinated products
- Sodas
- Cream sauces, or any foods containing cream like ice cream or rich desserts.
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