Gout Overview The onset of gout has a lot to do with our diet. In ancient times, gout was called “imperial disease” and “disease of the rich and noble”, precisely because the disease was first prevalent among some rich and noble people such as emperors and generals. In 1948, only 2 cases were reported in China, and by 1958, only 25 cases were reported. After China’s reform and opening up in the 1980s, people’s economic income increased rapidly, the diet structure changed, meat increased, and alcohol consumption increased greatly, and gout disease soon broke out in China. This shows that gout disease is closely related to people’s dietary habits. The causes of gout Gout is mainly caused by the excessive production of uric acid or impaired discharge of purine metabolism in the body. Therefore, gout patients need to control the intake of purine substances. The first category of purine-rich foods are: aged yellow wine, beer, animal offal, sardines, anchovies, fish roe, shrimp roe, crab roe, thick chicken soup, thick meat soup, hot pot soup, etc. 2.The second category of foods containing more purines are: meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, etc. Lentils and soybeans also contain more purines. The third category of foods containing less or no purines include: most vegetables, fruits, eggs and milk. Gout dietary control principles Does it mean that gout patients cannot eat fish, meat and other non-vegetarian foods? Of course not. Only during the acute attack of gout and when the blood uric acid level increases significantly, it is necessary to strictly control the dietary categories, such as the foods in the first category, while during the remission period of gout, it is also possible to eat foods containing purines, such as a small amount of fish, meat and soy products in the second category. The dietary control of gout should pay attention to the following principles: 1. The diet should be low in purines, fats, cholesterol and salt; 2. Control the amount of meals, eat seven or eight minutes full; 3. Drink more water and keep the daily urine volume above 1500ml; 4. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits to alkalize the urine; 5. In short, regulating diet is an important measure to prevent and control gout.