Tea is one of our traditional Chinese beverages, and there is a long history of tea drinking in China. Because tea contains polyphenols and other beneficial ingredients, drinking tea has many health effects such as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, reducing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as relieving stress and anti-anxiety. Coffee is one of the world’s top three beverages, containing caffeine and other substances, coffee can prevent cardiovascular disease, improve liver function as well as eliminate fatigue, diuretic and dehumidifying effects. Gout patients and tea, coffee and how the relationship, this article I will talk about.
It used to be said: gout can not drink tea and coffee
The relationship between tea, coffee and gout has always been very confusing. In the past, tea and coffee had long been listed as a contraindicated diet for gout patients. Because of previous research that tea and coffee contain tea and caffeine, respectively, their molecular structure is methylxanthine, it is believed that tea and caffeine metabolism in the body, will be transformed into uric acid, thereby increasing the level of blood uric acid, so the past gout patients can only reluctantly tea and coffee “into the cold”.
Now say: gout can drink tea and coffee
Time has changed, the sea has changed, in recent years a lot of research found that methyl xanthine in the human body after metabolism into methyl urate, and urate are two different substances, it will not be deposited in the kidneys and joints, and will not form gout stones. A Japanese epidemiological survey shows that: tea drinking habits and gout risk is not related; although drinking tea can not prevent gout, but gout patients drink tea is also harmless, drinking coffee but seems to be beneficial to gout, the benefits of coffee is likely to be the large amount of potassium elements, in addition to coffee also contains uric acid-lowering substances. In addition, both beverages are weakly alkaline, and if consumed in moderation, they help to alkalize urine and promote uric acid discharge, so it is currently believed that gout patients can drink tea and coffee.
About “soda”
The best choice of drink is soda, which can neutralize uric acid and is a very good drink for gout patients. Natural soda is rich in minerals and contains no additives, which is very good for the body, but some synthetic soda drinks have added sweeteners and flavors. Although drinking these drinks can also alkalize urine and promote uric acid excretion, long-term consumption of these drinks can also produce insulin resistance, leading to increased risk of metabolic syndrome such as gout, obesity and diabetes. In addition, long-term consumption of these drinks can lead to disruption of acid-base balance and loss of calcium, resulting in an increased risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures, and long-term consumption by children can negatively affect their bone growth.
What other beverages are recommended for gout patients?
Beverages such as plain water, mineral water or fruit and vegetable juices can also promote the excretion of uric acid from the body. It is best for gout patients if all daily drinking water is weak alkaline water. What beverages can be consumed by gout patients? As mentioned before coffee and tea, gout patients do not need to contraindicate, in addition to yogurt, low-fat milk, these are not much of a problem, and even have a certain role in reducing uric acid. It is worth pointing out that fructose-based beverages, such as orange juice, can raise blood uric acid and should be consumed sparingly.
In addition, the summer heat, the heat is unbearable, many young gout patients like to drink cold drinks, is it feasible? Most of the cold drinks on the market are made of sugar, milk, juice, etc., and generally speaking the purine content is still relatively small, so in the hot summer dry mouth is unbearable, it is possible to temporarily eat some cold drinks, but must also pay attention to the right amount, after all, cold drinks have many drawbacks such as injury to the stomach.
My opinion
Therefore, gout patients who have the habit of drinking coffee and/or tea do not need to limit the intake of such beverages, however, people often add sugar and creamer when drinking coffee, which is not conducive to weight and blood lipid control; in addition, elderly patients need to pay attention to excessive coffee consumption can lead to osteoporosis, and excessive consumption is not recommended; at the same time, strong tea and strong coffee have a strong excitatory effect, and for patients who suffer from insomnia, palpitations and increased blood pressure after drinking Patients may also induce gout attacks, so such gout patients should avoid drinking strong tea and strong coffee. Drinking lighter tea is beneficial and can be used as a source of daily hydration.
Drinking tea nine taboos
1, avoid drinking long-brewed tea
2, avoid drinking strong tea
3, avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach
4, avoid drinking too much tea
5, avoid boiling tea
6, avoid drinking tea when you have a fever
7, avoid drinking strong tea after meals
8, avoid drinking tea to take medicine
9, avoid drinking tea during the gout attack
These bad tea drinking habits can lead to the release of large amounts of theophylline in tea, causing dizziness, nausea and other symptoms of intoxication, especially detrimental to the treatment of gout attacks.