| One of the most difficult parts of having to live with | | | | recommended. All in all, the person with gout should be |
| gout is learning what you can and can not eat. Gone | | | | limited to about 1,600 calories depending on body |
| are the days of eating steak, oysters, and sausages. | | | | frame type, according to leading dietitians. |
| No more creamed spinach or buttered cauliflower | | | | The hard part: Gout diet don'ts |
| either. It simply is not enough that you have to bear up | | | | This could arguably be the most unpleasant part of |
| under the pain of this condition, ou have to change | | | | having gout. Red meat is off the menu for you. A |
| what you eat as well! Here is a beginner's list of gout | | | | steak, a juicy burger, or bacon is just not good for you. |
| diet do's and don't's. | | | | Likewise for shellfish, so no more of those baked |
| Gout food do's | | | | oysters or mussels. Sausages, which are usually made |
| Feel free to eat as many fruits as you can, particularly | | | | of organ meat encased in intestine, are probably not a |
| cherries and cherry juice, as they have been observed | | | | good idea. It is the same with kidney, liver, and other |
| to lower uric acid levels in the blood. Fruits, some | | | | internal organs. Finally, beans, cauliflower, and spinach |
| vegetables, whole grains and complex carbohydrates | | | | intake should all be reduced if not eliminated altogether. |
| make up 40 percent of gout diets. Thirty percent of | | | | Yes, it may sound like a lot but for people who know |
| the gout sufferer's diet should come from fat, with only | | | | the agony of waking up in the middle of the night with |
| a third of that coming from animal fat. The final 30 | | | | their joints swollen to the size of softballs, it should be |
| percent of the diet should come in the form of protein. | | | | no big deal. |
| Soy, fish, poultry, and other lean meats are most highly | | | | |