Gout can not eat eggplant is not true, eggplant belongs to the low purine food, the impact of uric acid is small, so gout patients can eat eggplant in moderation. Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorders and (or) uric acid excretion disorders, which are clinically characterized by elevated serum uric acid, recurrent acute arthritis, gouty stones and joint deformities, uric acid renal calculi, glomerular, tubular, interstitial, and vascular renal lesions. Increased blood uric acid is an important biochemical basis for gout. Purines in food can be broken down into uric acid after being metabolized by the body, therefore, controlling purine intake is the dietary basis for controlling gout. Therefore, gout patients need to try to avoid the intake of high-purine foods such as animal offal, seafood and so on. Gout patients often advocate a low-purine diet, eggplant is a low-purine food, the patient’s body uric acid level of influence is small, and eggplant contains a large number of anthocyanins, dietary fiber, and minerals, can provide the body with certain nutrients, so patients with gout can be consumed in moderation, but do not recommend eating, so as not to cause discomfort. It is recommended that gout patients should strictly control the diet, pay attention to adjust the dietary structure, nutritional balance, if any discomfort, timely medical treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized diagnosis and treatment.