Gout attacks are often associated with heavy eating and drinking, and delicious food often contains high levels of purines, which are eventually broken down and metabolized to produce high blood uric acid. Therefore, adjusting the structure of your diet is an important part of preventing gout attacks. Gout patients should not eat high purine foods, eat less medium purine foods, and choose more low purine foods. This will lower the blood uric acid level and prevent the production of urate crystals, thus saving the joint tissues from damage. The following are the principles of dietary treatment for gout patients: 1. Restrict high purine foods It is currently advocated to decide the content of purine in the diet according to different conditions and to restrict foods containing high purine. In acute gout, the amount of purine should be controlled to less than 150 mg per day to avoid increasing the intake of exogenous purine. Foods with high purine content, such as squid, sardines, wind-tailed fish, gravy, shrimp, broth, lentils and dried beans, are prohibited. 2.Limit fat intake In order to promote the excretion of uric acid, it is generally appropriate to control about 50 grams per day. When cooking meat, it should be blanched with water and fished out first, which can reduce the amount of purine in meat. While limiting the total calories, the patient’s weight will change, but it is important not to lose too much weight in a short period of time to avoid ketonemia. Ketone bodies and uric acid compete for excretion, which reduces uric acid excretion and may lead to acute attacks of gout. 3, supply the right amount of carbohydrates The main source of calories should be plant foods, such as flour and rice, but do not overdo it, because sugar can also increase the amount of uric acid production and excretion. 4. Supply sufficient vitamins, water and alkaline food The vitamins in the diet must be sufficient, and many vegetables and fruits are alkaline, which can alkalize urine and supply rich vitamins and inorganic salts. At present, it is believed that coffee, tea and cocoa can be used, but in moderation. In addition, hot baths should be taken regularly, which can help uric acid excretion and should be taken once a day if possible. Do not wear tight shoes in daily life to prevent obstruction of blood circulation.