http://curegoutpainnow.com - Gout is a painful condition, often affecting the toes, but it can affect many other joints as well. If left alone it can get worse, turn into a chronic problem and even cause permanent damage. Your gout diet need to have a low level of purines to help reduce the uric acid production

1. Gout Diet

2. The importance of a proper gout diet can not be understated.

3. A diet high in purines can lead to the production of more uric acid than the body can manage.

4. A proper gout diet can help reduce the levels of purine in the body.

5. But a truly beneficial gout diet also needs to be addressing some of these other factors.

6. Chiefly, losing weight is of paramount importance.

7. Just to help you understand this a bit better, let's have a brief science lesson about purines.

8. Purineis the name for a particular chemical structure which is a molecule with two rings. Purines are a part of your DNA and RNA.

9. DNA and RNA are made up from four basic chemicals, two of which are purines and the other two being pyrimidines.

10. When you ingest purines they are often used in your DNA and RNA.

11. Any left over purines are broken down into uric acid.

12. If you eat too many purines, you may have increased uric acid levels.

13. The body only needs so many purines to function, and any that are not utilized will get converted to uric acid.

14. Too much uric acid increases the concentration to the point that the uratecrystallizes and deposits into the joints.

15. It is the body's reaction to these crystals that causes the gout attack.

16. So first thing to adjust in your gout diet is the level of purine intake.

17. There are certain foods that are high in purines which need to be avoided as a part of a gout diet.

18. At the very least a gout sufferer should cut down on them.

19. High Purine Foods

20. * beef, bacon, lamb and pork * seafood, anchovies, mussels, herring, tuna* organ meat such as liver, kidney, sweetbreads

21. * yeast products, marmite, vegemite* game, pheasant, partridge, goose* peas, beans, mushrooms, cauliflower

22. Alcohol should also be avoided.

23. Beer contains some purines, but it is not this that causes the problems.

24. Alcohol itself impairs the excretion of uric acid from the system.

25. Replacing high purine foods with low purine foods will lower your overall uric acid concentrations.

26. Low Purine Foods

27. * fresh berries (cherries are reallygoodfor gout)* Apples and Bananas* High vitamin-C foods (citris fruits, peppers, red cabbage)

28. * Tomato* Leafy vegetables* Celery* Pineapple

29. * Dairy products (choose low fat)* Pasta, rice, cereal* Nuts and seeds

30. A low purine consists of what would be considered "healthy" food.

31. As a result of eating a low purine diet, your intake of fruit and vegetables will increase, and that of fatty high-protein foods will decrease.

32. As well as a direct reduction in uric acid levels, it is likely that weight loss will also occur.

33. Being overweight is actually one of the single biggest predictors of a high urate level.

34. However it is really important to lose weight gradually.

35. Rapid weight reduction can cause ketosis, which leads to higher uric acid levels.

36. Also, as a part of any healthy diet, it is vitally important to drink enough water to help flush out the system.

37. In summary a gout diet has a couple of goals.

38. Chiefly the purpose of a gout diet is to reduce the level of purines ingested, and hence the amount of uric acid produced.

39. But at the same time, weight loss is also important in reducing the chance of future gout attacks.

40. Thankfully both of these goals can be achieved at the same time with a well managed gout diet.