Having high uric acid does not mean that you cannot eat meat. You need to pay attention to the time, amount and type of meat you need to eat.

It is true that the uric acid content of meat is relatively higher than that of vegetables, grains and other foods, but it definitely does not mean that patients with high uric acid/gout have nothing to do with meat. First of all, we need to make it clear that the uric acid in our body is closely related to the purine in our body. The final metabolite of purine is uric acid, so it is often said that we need to avoid the intake of "high purine" foods, but the total purine in our body is not all provided by food. Yes, 80% are endogenous purines, which are secreted by ourselves, and only about 20% are exogenous purines obtained from food. Therefore, occasionally when patients with high uric acid eat foods with high purine, they become very anxious, or because If you have high uric acid, you don’t dare to eat this, and you don’t dare to eat that. In fact, there is no need to do this. If you are taking your medicine normally, or if you are not in the stage of acute gout attack, even if it is high purine food, eating one or two bites is not a big deal. question.

Most of the high purine in meat is found in fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish. The purine in poultry and livestock meat is slightly lower. Compared with poultry meat, the purine in livestock meat is slightly lower, so for high purine For patients, they can consume animal meat appropriately on a daily basis and try to avoid fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish meat. The purine content of fat meat, pork belly, and animal offal is relatively high in meat, so it is best to choose lean meat to eat, such as the meat from the back and loin. The meat is also lean and tastes tender and not woody. , is a good choice for daily use. The recommended daily intake of meat for the general population is 45-70g, which is about a piece of meat the size of the palm of your hand. For gout patients, if they are not experiencing an acute gout attack, they can consume a normal amount of meat. , if gout breaks out, the situation is serious, or blood uric acid control has been poor recently, be sure not to eat fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish, poultry, and livestock meat is recommended to be within 40g.

If the blood uric acid is well controlled, it is okay to not exceed the amount of poultry and livestock meat. You can also eat less of some seafood. Some seafood are not high in purine foods, such as jellyfish skin and sea cucumbers. They are low in purine foods. Some fish are medium-purine foods, such as mandarin fish, tuna, salmon, seabass, and eel. The purine content of these fish is within 100 mg/100g and can be eaten in moderation. Some fish with medium-high purine, such as cod, swordfish, abalone, Crucian carp, the purine is within 150mg/100g, so you can eat less. Avoid eating high-purine fish, such as mullet, pomfret, squid, oysters, frog fish, saury, sardines, hairtail, white hairtail, dried fish, grass shrimp, oysters, and clams.

There are also some processed meat products that are not recommended for consumption, such as bacon, sausages and other products with excessive salt content, as well as lunch meat, ham, meatballs and other meats with added preservatives. These meats are high in salt, and unscrupulous merchants may also add excessive preservatives, especially excessive nitrite, and it is not recommended for the general public to eat more of them.

You should also pay attention to the cooking method of meat. It is best to use light techniques, such as steaming, boiling, stewing, stewing, and stir-frying. Avoid high-oil and high-heat methods such as deep-frying and boiling oil stir-frying. For patients with high uric acid, obesity, high blood lipids or high blood pressure can increase the chance of inducing gout. For the general population, obesity, high blood fat or high blood pressure can also increase the chance of inducing high uric acid.