Purine Content in Food

Aka: Purine Content in Food, Purine Containing Food, Purine Elimination

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II. Indications: Purine Restriction

  1. Gouty Arthritis
  2. Nephrolithiasis (Uric Acid stones)

III. Causes: High Purine Foods

  1. Alcoholic beverages
  2. Organ Meats
    1. Liver
    2. Kidney
  3. Fish and Seafood
    1. Anchovies
    2. Sardines
    3. Herring
    4. Mussels
    5. Codfish
    6. Scallops
    7. Trout
    8. Haddock
  4. Meats
    1. Bacon
    2. Veal
    3. Venison
    4. Turkey

IV. Causes: Moderate Purine Foods

  1. Vegetables (do not appear to affect gout risk)
    1. Asparagus
    2. Kidney beans
    3. Lentils
    4. Lima beans
    5. Mushrooms
    6. Spinach
  2. Meats
    1. Beef
    2. Chicken
    3. Duck
    4. Pork or Ham
  3. Miscellaneous
    1. Bouillon
  4. Fish and Seafood
    1. Crab
    2. Lobster
    3. Oysters
    4. Shrimp

V. References

  1. Choi (2004) N Engl J Med 350(11): 1093-103 [PubMed]
  2. Harris (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(4): 925-34 [PubMed]

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