Walnuts belong to the medium purine food, gout patients can eat in moderation, but should control the daily purine intake within a certain range.
Gout is the development of hyperuricemia, purine metabolism disorders, so gout patients should limit the intake of pig liver and other high-purine food, moderate consumption of moderate purine content of food, try to eat low purine food. Daily purine intake should be controlled at 100~150mg during the attack period and about 300mg during the chronic period.
Medium purine food refers to the purine content in 25~150mg/100g, walnut’s purine content is 40mg/100g, belongs to medium purine food. Therefore, gout patients can consume walnuts in moderation, but the daily total purine intake should be controlled within the scope of the disease.
It is recommended that patients with gout should consult a specialist and standardize their treatment and diet under the guidance of a physician.