Foods that Cause Gout

Purines

A recent study indicates that only meat and fish purines are significant in gout attacks, and eating dairy food can reduce the risks.
This is in keeping with the GoutPal philosophy of being wary of statistics and generalizations.
The human body is too sophisticated for simple analysis, and the interaction between several factors must be considered.
GoutPal always recommends that you monitor your own food intake, and this is covered in more detail in the diet section.

I don't like to get bogged down with numbers, however they can sometimes help to give general indications of what types of food to avoid or favor.
You may find it useful to compare the purine content of foods that cause gout, particularly for meat and fish.

pH values

More importantly, a diet that alkalizes your body is beneficial to your general health. Gout improves dramatically for most people if you eat a healthy diet.

This Food Section of my website is mainly about how individual foods that cause gout affect your body. For most practical purposes, it is the combination of foods that affect gout most. I deal with this more fully in my Diet Section.

In this section I have prepared tables of different foods showing how they can affect pH in your body. This is described in detail in my introduction to acid / alkali food tables.

The tables are calculated from data from the USDA National Nutrient Database, which is split into several food groups. If you have read my introduction, and simply want to locate some food in a particular category, then this index may prove useful.

Food Group	Very Alkaline	Quite Alkaline	About Neutral	Quite Acid	Very Acid
Dairy and Egg Products	Below Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average	Above Average
Spices and Herbs	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Below Average	Below Average
Fats and Oils	None	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average	None
Poultry Products	None	None	None	Below Average	Above Average
Soups, Sauces, and Gravies	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average
Sausages and Luncheon Meats	None	None	None	Above Average	Average
Breakfast Cereals	Below Average	Below Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average
Fruits and Fruit Juices	Average	Above Average	None	None	None
Pork Products	None	None	None	Below Average	Above Average
Vegetables and Vegetable Products	Above Average	Above Average	Below Average	Below Average	None
Nut and Seed Products	Above Average	Above Average	None	Below Average	Above Average
Beef Products	None	None	None	Below Average	Above Average
Beverages	Above Average	Above Average	Above Average	Below Average	Below Average
Finfish and Shellfish Products	None	None	None	Above Average	Above Average
Legumes and Legume Products	Above Average	Above Average	Below Average	Average	Below Average
Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	None	None	None	Below Average	Above Average
Baked Products	None	Below Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average
Sweets	Below Average	Above Average	Above Average	Below Average	Below Average
Cereal Grains and Pasta	None	Below Average	None	Above Average	Below Average
Fast Foods	None	Below Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average
Meals, Entrees, and Sidedishes	None	Above Average	Average	Above Average	Below Average
Snacks	Above Average	Below Average	Below Average	Above Average	Below Average
Ethnic Foods	Below Average	Below Average	Average	Average	Above Average

I've also listed some of the foods according to acid / alkaline values. These are:

100 Most Alkaline Foods

If you want to alkalize your body, there is no better place to look than the 100 most alkaline foods list. Great for managing your health. Great for managing your gout.

100 Most Acid Foods

Think you can avoid food high in acid by pH testing your food? Think again. Acidifying foods only produce acid after they have been digested. You need this PRAL table to see which are the most acid.

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