What Causes Gout?

What Causes Gout?

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Gout is often related to an inherited abnormality in the body to process uric acid. Uric acid levels can become elevated by eating a lot of purine-rich foods such as meats, by the overproduction of uric acid by the body, or if the kidneys do not eliminate excess uric acid. When uric acid reaches a certain level in the blood it precipitates out in the form of monosodium urate crystals. In gout, the crystals are deposited in connective tissue and joint spaces evoking intense inflammation.

People with high levels of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia) do not always develop gout. Actually most people with hyperuricemia do not develop gout. Therefore it is not necessarily the high level of uric acid causing gout but perhaps a rapid change in its level. Gout attacks can be
precipitated by:

* dehydration
* injury
* fever
* heavy eating
* heavy drinking of alcohol
* recent surgery

Other contributory factors include:

* obesity
* weight gain
* high blood pressure
* abnormal kidney function
* certain medications
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Gout Diet Balanced Diet

Balanced Gout Diet

According to the American Medical Association, a balanced diet for people with gout include foods:

* High in complex carbohydrates (whole grains, fruits, vegetables)
* Low in protein (15% of calories and sources should besoy, lean meats, poultry)
* No more than 30% of calories from fat (10% animal fat)
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Gout Diet : Balanced Diet

Gout Diet : Balanced Diet

According to the American Medical Association, a balanced diet for people with gout include foods:

* High in complex carbohydrates (whole grains, fruits,vegetables)
* Low in protein (15% of calories and sources should be soy, lean meats, poultry)
* No more than 30% of calories from fat (10% animal fat)
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Gout Diet :Beneficial Foods

Gout Diet : Beneficial Foods

Foods which may be beneficial to people with gout include:

* Dark berries may contain chemicals that lower uric acid and reduce inflammation.
* Tofu which is made from soybeans may be a better choice than meats.
* Certain fatty acids found in certain fish such as salmon, flax or olive oil, or nuts may possess some anti-inflammatory benefits.

Avoiding purine-rich foods is only one aspect of treatment however. It is important to take prescribed medications as directed, maintain a healthy/balanced diet, drink plenty of fluids/water, exercise and maintain a healthy body weight. Diets designed for quick or extreme weight loss will work against you though -- they increase uric acid levels in the blood.
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Atkins Diet, Gout Foods, Gout Friendly Foods

Atkins Diet, Gout Foods, Gout Friendly Foods:

Goutcure.com has been helping thousands of gout sufferers since 1998 who are serious about getting their health under control, attempts with the Atkins Diet have unfortunately led
them to relentless gout attacks. Not only is this diet full of purines that cause excess uric acid production, but the diet also causes stored body fat to be consumed thereby releasing more uric acid. This is a double dose of uric acid for the gout sufferer causing an overload on the system and perhaps creating some of the worst gout attacks and build up of in connective tissue an individual has ever experienced.
Once Gout sufferers cleanse their system, they can use a modified Atkins diet for weight loss while using our Gout Care® herbal blend.

All of the foods below can be responsible for excessive uric acid production. Even though some do not contain purines, they can still cause the system to naturally produce uric acid.

They are as follows:
alcohol, anchovies, asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, consommé, herring, meat gravies, broth, bouillon, mussels, sardines, red meats, organ meats, processed meats (hot dogs, lunch meats, etc.), fried foods, roasted nuts, any food cooked in oil (heated oil destroys vitamin E), rich foods (cakes, sugar products, white flour products), dark greens vegetables, dried fruits, fish, caffeine, beans, lentils, eggs, oatmeal, peas, poultry, yeast products, acetaminophen, and low doses of aspirin.

While under a Gout Attack all of the above foods should be completely avoided as well as the following.

Extremely Acid Forming Foods - with a pH of 5.0 to 5.5
Artificial sweeteners, Carbonated soft drinks & fizzy drinks , Cigarettes , Flour (white wheat), Goat, Lamb, Pastries & cakes from white flour, Pork, Sugar, Beer, Brown sugar, Deer, Chocolate, Coffee , Custard with white sugar, Jams, Jellies, Liquor , Pasta, Rabbit, Semolina, Table salt refined & iodized, Tea black, Turkey, Breads White / Wheat, White rice, vinegar.

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Avoid High-Purine foods

Avoid High-Purine foods

* Sweetbreads
* Anchovies
* Sardines
* Liver
* Beef kidneys
* Brains
* Meat extracts (e.g Oxo, Bovril)
* Herring
* Mackerel
* Scallops
* Game meats
* Gravy

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Purine-Rich Foods

Purine-Rich Foods
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According to the American Medical Association, purine-containing foods include:

* Beer, other alcoholic beverages.
* Anchovies, sardines in oil, fish roes, herring.
* Yeast.
* Organ meat (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads)
* Legumes (dried beans, peas)
* Meat extracts, consomme, gravies.
* Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower.

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