Question: I want to know about purine rich foods and diet. Can you give me list of Purine Rich foods and some examples of these foods?
Answer: Purines are part of our body cells and are also found in animal and plants. They are the type of proteins which make our genetic constitution.
Function of purine: When purine gets metabolized they form into uric acid. Uric acid acts as an antioxidant and protects our blood vessels inner lining.
But under some circumstances, this uric acid is produced in excess from cell damage, or they are not filtered out of the body from defective kidney mechanism, leading to deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints of our body.
List Of Purine Rich Foods
Some purine rich foods contain concentrated amount of purine, these foods are also high in its protein content. These are organ meat such as:
- Kidney
- Liver
- Fish like sardines, mackerel, and herring.
- Anchovies
- Sweetbreads
- Yeast
- Alcoholic beverages such as beer, whiskey.
- Legumes (beans and peas)
- Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus and cauliflower
Low And Moderate Purine Diet
- Wheat flour
- Cooked rice
- Cottage cheese
- Yogurt
Eating purine rich foods and diet, as seen above is healthy for our blood vessels, but in conditions like gout and kidney diseases one should restrict it to a limited quantity of 150 milligrams or as advised by your doctor.
The average diet in Americans contains 600 to 1000 mg of purines.
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