GOUT AND
VEGETARIAN DIET
Is the vegetarian diet really
beneficial for gout sufferers?

The diet mainly consists of fruits,
vegetables, healthy fats, grains, and
proteins. Under the vegetarian diet are
more types of diets which can eliminate
the following food items: eggs, fish, dairy,
and other animal-derived products.
Vegetarianism Defined

Vegetarian and Vegan Diet:
What’s the Difference?
The vegan diet is a type of vegetarian diet which
eliminates all types of animal-derived products from
their diet.
Some even go as far as eliminating it from their
lifestyle so vegans may avoid products which is
made from animals or have been tested on animals.

Uric acid is a byproduct of purines which is found in
both animal-based food and plant-based foods.
Purines found in certain meats, organ meats, and
seafood are the top suspected culprits for gout
attacks and avoiding these food items can greatly
reduce your uric acid levels.
What the Vegetarian Diet
Does for Gout

There are studies
showing that plant-
based purines are
actually not as
harmful to gout
sufferers as animal
food purines are.

For example, nutrient-
dense food items such as
leafy greens, beans, and
mushrooms often have
high purine content but
they’re also known to
have protective
properties including
vitamin C, fiber, folate,
and phytochemicals.

Researchers suggest that the nutrients
from most plant-based foods remove
the negative effects of purine.

A vegetarian diet is also known to be
alkalizing, the opposite of gout which is
a condition defined by excess
acidity in the body.

In one of the studies, they let the
participants try two diets (the standard
Western diet and vegetarian diet) to see
if it would make a difference in their
uric acid levels.

By the end of the experiment, they
found that switching to a vegetarian
diet had lowered their uric acid
levels by 93%.

With the vegetarian diet,
you get to keep your
favorite staples such as
dairy and eggs.
Special mention to dairy
since milk has been known
to help the body excrete
uric acid more efficiently.
The good news is that you don’t have to
completely avoid all types of
meat or animal products.

Here are some of its many benefits:
- protects against certain types of cancer
- reduces saturated fat consumption
- promote better bowel movement
- help eliminate toxins more efficiently
- rich in antixidants
- rich in protein
- helps with weight loss
- reduces exposure to hormones
- reduces exposure to antibiotics
- improves your energy

You should consider switching to a
vegetarian diet if you’re having a hard
time keeping up with the dos and don’ts
of a gout diet.

Vegetarianism is generally healthy and
it’s not hard to stick with considering
there are different variations of it you
can do that will fit your lifestyle.

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