Sunday, March 22, 2009

Foods You Should Avoid to Prevent Gout

By Terry Horner

High purine foods can lead to devastating gout attacks. When we eat high amounts of these foods we can make ourselves susceptible to suffering the painful symptoms that occur during an attack. It is important we skip these types of food or at the least, eat them in moderation.

Bacon may be a popular breakfast food, but it is a food you should avoid if you are prone to gout. Bacon is very high in purines and nitrates. Not to mention the sodium can dehydrate you which increases your risk of having a an acute attack.

Hot dogs, whether turkey, chicken, or beef can be very detrimental to your gout treatment efforts. All three of these meats are at least moderately high in purines. Hot dogs also contain organ parts. This is where the highest levels exist.

Wild game foods such as venison are very high in purines. Venison is even higher than beef and can cause very painful gout attacks. It is very important to avoid game foods. If you insist on eating them, please eat them in moderation.

Turkey and chicken are people dependent. Some people can eat chicken, but not turkey and vice versa. It is important to see what you can handle and stick to that regardless of the foods you choose to eat.

Fish such as salmon and trout can be detrimental to eat if because of their purine content. Shellfish is also notoriously high in this category. Unfortunately, salmon is a very good food outside of this aspect. The omega 3 oil in salmon is not only healthy, but also beneficial to get rid of gout. Supplementation would be the way to get that oil.

Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol is perhaps one of the most common causes of gout. Beer tends to cause more problems than wine. Beer contains almost 8 times as much purines as it does alcohol.

Peas/Lentils Legumes are not good for you to eat if you suffer from gout. Peas are slightly higher in purines than chicken, however black eye peas are considerably higher than chicken. Again, every one is different. Some can eat these foods without any trouble and some will suffer greatly for it. - 14130

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