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What nutrition should eat if uric acid?

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Depends upon symptom: If you have no symptoms I am not sure you should do anything to change your uric acid levels. If on the other hand you have gout i would certainly consider avoiding certain foods that are high in purines, a "gout diet" google that.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Low purine diet: To minimize the production of uric acid eat a low purine diet. 1/3 of uric acid is from diet and 2/3 from metabolism. Avoid red meal, red wine, shrimp, lobster, scallops, beer, asparagus, lentils and dried beans. I would recommend writing everything you eat for 3 days and seeing a dietician.

Answered 3/30/2014

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Diet not valuable : Diets really have relatively little influence on the serum level of uric acid. The one thing that should be minimized is alcohol intake. The key to preventing gout if you already are having attacks is not a low purine diet but in taking medications such as Allopurinol to keep your serum uric acid at a level of 6.0 mg/dl or less. If you have never had a gouty attack, meds are usually not needed.

Answered 2/6/2023

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Uric acid diet: Tart cherry juice is effective; avoid organ meats; fatty meats and alcohol will elevate uric acid. Avoid these. Also, drink at least 3 liters fluid per day - this may enhance uric acid excretion - and if you incline diet successfully to mostly whole grain, fruit, and veggies, and nuts, using white fish and egg white for protein, then uric acid levels will come down.

Answered 3/2/2016

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

Specializes in Nutrition

To lower Uric: To avoid gout and lower uric acid eat more fruits and vegetables, beans, legumes and whole grains. Avoid alcohol, it interferes with elimination of uric acid. Drink plenty of water- a gallon a day. Limit meat chicken and fish- they are high in purines which may lead to high Uric acid levels. Cut back on saturated fats, Avoid High Fructose Corn syrup as well.

Answered 2/11/2015

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