Protein powder may lead to elevated uric acid.
Patients suffering from gout are not recommended to consume protein powder for a long period of time, if patients have the need in this regard, they can drink some animal protein powder in small amounts and avoid vegetable protein. In addition, excessive consumption of protein powder will aggravate the burden on the kidneys, thus elevating uric acid, and high uric acid will easily lead to gout.
Because the main ingredient of plant protein powder is soybean, soybean contains high purine, excessive intake will make the body uric acid content rise. The animal protein powder in the purine content is relatively small, patients drink a small amount of general will not affect the uric acid level in the body.
Patients with elevated uric acid are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of a regular hospital for a detailed consultation and to follow the doctor’s instructions for a reasonable diet.