A chart comparing the 10% increase in uric acid after drinking soy milk, with the 10% decrease after drinking skim milk.

Please remember that no single individual food is important. You (or your nutritionist) should check the Gout Diet Section to fully understand the part that food and drink play in gout treatments)

40 30 30 Gout Diet

Ann Rheum Dis. 2000 Jul;59(7):539-43.

Beneficial effects of weight loss associated with moderate calorie/carbohydrate restriction, and increased proportional intake of protein and unsaturated fat on serum urate and lipoprotein levels in gout: a pilot study.

Dessein PH, Shipton EA, Stanwix AE, Joffe BI, Ramokgadi J.

This report shows useful, though limited, blood uric acid reduction on a calorie controlled diet where nutrition is balanced to a 40:30:30 carbohydrate:protein:fats ratio.

To put this information in context, please see the Gout Diet Section.

Purine Dairy Protein Diet & Gout

Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy and Protein Intake,
and the Risk of Gout in Men. March 2004, Hyon K. Choi et al. Statistical study showing a link between increased meat and fish intake and increased risk of gout. Increased dairy is associated with lower risk of gout, and high purine vegetables have no association with gout.