Why are more and more people suffering from gout? Doctor: If you don't change your eating habits, you won't have gout
I do not know since when, many people began to have gout and hyperuricemia. Gout has become the "fourth highest" after hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. People can't help but ask, why are there so many people with gout? This is because the three major dietary habits of our modern people are likely to lead to "excessive" uric acid.
The following factors contribute to the increasing number of people currently suffering from gout:
(1) Obesity: In today's society, many people live irregularly, exercise less, more people go out to ride, and fewer and fewer people ride bicycles and walks. Life is rich and lack of exercise, leading to obesity is inevitable. Current studies have shown that there is a certain correlation between serum uric acid and BMI. Therefore, weight control can reduce the risk of gout to some extent.
(2) Hypertension: Studies have shown that about 20% of gout patients have symptoms of hypertension, and about 12% of hypertensive patients suffer from gout. If there is no timely control and treatment, then the proportion of high blood uric acid can account for 50%.
(4) Irregular life: Many people have irregular daily work and rest, often skipping breakfast, overeating, overwork, and staying up late for a long time. In the long run, gout will worsen. Especially those who like to drink alcohol and eat meat in terms of diet, because wine and meat will cause the body's purine content to increase. Gout is caused by an increase in the amount of purines in the body.
(5) Genetic factors: Gout is a hereditary metabolic disorder. If there is an elderly person with gout in the family, his children and grandchildren will also suffer from the disease. Families with gout are prone to gout if they do not pay attention to their diet.
(1) Like to eat fish, shrimp, shellfish: people with high uric acid should not eat fish, shrimp, shellfish, etc. Because fish, shrimp, and shellfish contain a lot of high protein, these high protein will increase the decomposition load of the kidneys, thereby increasing the production of uric acid, which will cause uric acid to exceed the standard.
(2) Love to eat animal offal: People with high uric acid should avoid eating animal offal containing high purine, including liver, kidney, bone marrow, large intestine, etc.
(3) Alcoholism : Alcohol will lead to the continuous accumulation of lactic acid in the human body, inhibiting the excretion of uric acid, resulting in gout. In addition, beer is high in purines, which, if consumed in excess, can lead to elevated uric acid.
The acute attack of gout refers to drinking more and less, and eating more high-purine and high-fat foods. Therefore, it is best for people with high uric acid not to drink beer, white wine, red wine, etc., even if they drink it, they should control the amount of water they drink.
In addition, the intake of soy foods should be strictly controlled. Soybean products such as soybeans, tofu, and dried bean curd are rich in protein, but contain a lot of purines. If they are eaten for a long time, uric acid will increase in the body.
Lower uric acid, stick to these little things, gout quietly slips away
Purine is the main reason for the increase of uric acid, so it is very important to reduce uric acid is to have a low-purine diet. It is recommended that gout patients can eat more foods such as winter melon, cucumber, and white radish. It can neutralize uric acid in the body, speed up the metabolism of uric acid, and prevent the appearance of gout.
2. Supplementary nutrition
3. Open your legs
In addition to controlling your diet, you also need to exercise regularly. It is recommended to do at least 30 minutes of exercise every day, such as swimming, doing aerobics, cycling, etc.
In addition to aerobic exercise, muscle resistance training is also required. If you already have gouty arthritis, you can exercise moderate amount in the acute phase, and after the symptoms improve, you can exercise under the guidance of a rehabilitation therapist, so as to better control the level of uric acid.