In recent years, the incidence of gout has increased year by year, and the recurrence rate continues to be high, becoming the fourth “rich disease” after the “three highs”. The reason for this is that the poor lifestyle of patients is inseparably linked to the onset of the disease. The main culprit of gout is uric acid, therefore, reducing the production of exogenous uric acid is an efficient way to prevent and treat gout. We believe that intervening behaviors and lifestyles are the first prescription for gout patients. Master the six steps of the gout diet and a healthy life is within reach! The first step: weight control A lot of medical information now shows that gout does not occur alone, it is often obesity, glucose metabolism disorders “followers”. This, obesity is the first key to open the “gout door”. To close this “door of pain”, controlling caloric intake and maintaining energy balance is the key to success. (Calorie intake = standard body weight * calories per kilogram of body weight required for actual activity intensity) Step 2: Rational dietary structure Excessive protein intake causes excessive nucleic acid decomposition, producing large amounts of uric acid; increased fat intake can increase the concentration of blood ketone bodies to inhibit kidney excretion of uric acid. Alkaline food can increase the amount of alkali in the body, increase the urine PH value, increase the solubility of uric acid in the urine, and promote the excretion of uric acid. Therefore, it is important to match the ratios of sugar, protein and fat, so as to achieve “low calorie, low fat and low purine”, while paying attention to the intake of water, vitamins and minerals. Step 3: Avoid high purine foods Although exogenous purines are not the main cause of gout, eating a diet rich in purines is similar to injecting a dose of uric acid into the blood, which can easily trigger an acute attack of gout. Therefore, it is advisable to control the daily purine intake below 150 mg during the stable stage of gout; below 100 mg during the acute stage. The following classifies the purine content of some common foods: Step 4: Drink water without alcohol Drinking more water increases the amount of urine, and with it, uric acid excretion will also increase. And soda water is ideal for gout patients, because sodium bicarbonate helps to alkalize urine and excrete uric acid. When alcohol is metabolized in liver tissues, it uses a lot of water in the blood, and the blood concentration increases, so that uric acid, which was close to saturation, accelerates into the soft tissues to form urate crystals. And beer is the object that should not be invited, after drinking a lot, the lactic acid produced is easy to accumulate in the body, affecting uric acid excretion from the kidneys. Step 5: Life is exercise Through reasonable exercise, not only can enhance physical fitness, increase the body’s defense ability, but also to slow joint pain, prevent joint contracture and muscle wasting atrophy is very beneficial. However, it is important to note that it is critical to choose the appropriate intensity of exercise. Blind exercise will aggravate the adverse effects of the acute phase of gout, thus aggravating the disease, so the acute phase of gout attack should stop exercising. Step 6: Consistency When attitudes change, actions change. Over time, these actions become a habit of life again. Perhaps, by the time these habits are formed, you will find that gout, a naughty disease, has not been looking for its own trouble for a long time! Here are recipes for gout sufferers during attacks for reference