There is a disease whose incidence was extremely low decades ago, but which has now become an important threat to men's health.
That is ------ hyperuricemia.
As the incomes of mainland residents continue to rise, the incidence of hyperuricemia is also rising. Among them, there are more male patients, mainly females have more estrogen, so it has the effect of promoting uric acid excretion.
Uric acid is the product of our human purine metabolism, and the production and excretion of uric acid is generally in a stable state.
Only when the human metabolism is disturbed, uric acid cannot be excreted normally after rising, and the uric acid level will exceed the normal indicators, thus affecting the health of the body!
Under normal circumstances, the uric acid value of men ranges < 420 μmol/L, and the uric acid value of women < 350 μmol/L.
What are the dangers of high uric acid?
First, gout
High uric acid may cause gout and, in severe cases, joint damage.
Patients with gout may feel severe pain in the joints at the onset of the attack, and usually within a few hours, the symptoms of pain may peak. The affected joints may present with redness, swelling, heat, and pain. In addition, gout may cause chronic arthritis and tophi.
Second, the risk of kidney disease increases
Long-term concentrations of uric acid in the human blood may lead to the deposition of urate crystals in the kidneys. It is easy to occur other conditions such as urinary tract stones and hematuria, or it may be accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, and urgency.
This affects liver function, and even severe ones can develop kidney failure.
Third, induce or aggravate diabetes
High uric acid can also lead to the appearance of high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Long-term uric acidemia damages islet cells b, so it is easy to induce diabetes or worsen pre-existing conditions.
With high uric acid, diet is the most critical
It should be known that the concentration of blood uric acid often fluctuates and has a lot to do with dietary purine intake, so it is important to reduce the intake of purines in the diet.
Since uric acid is a kind of metabolic disease of the body, the calories of food should be controlled in life.
In general, the total calorie supply varies from person to person, such as rest states that differ from manual workers.
Calories are given daily at a rate of 25kcal to 30 kcal per kilogram of body weight, and 30 kcal to 40 kcal for manual workers. For obese or overweight patients, total caloric energy should be limited and a low-calorie diet should be adopted, that is, 10kcal to 20kcal per kilogram of body weight per day. In general, it is advisable for obese people to reduce 50g of staple foods per day.
If the calorie control is not good, excessive intake of high-calorie food will not only lead to obesity in the body, but also make the uric acid value rise rapidly, affecting the normal operation of various organs of the body.
What are the misunderstandings about suffering from high uric acid in the diet?
1, high uric acid can not eat eggplant?
There is currently no evidence that eating eggplant raises uric acid levels.
At most, eggplant is easy to absorb oil when cooking, and eating too much fat will indeed have some damage to the body. Therefore, patients with high uric acid can eat eggplant!
It should be noted that in the cooking method, it is best to use steaming and less oil.
2. Can high uric acid eat animal offal?
The purine content in animal internal organs is relatively high, which is a taboo for patients with high uric acid! Usually, you can eat more fresh eggs, fresh milk and pig blood and other foods with low purine content.
3, high uric acid only need to refuse high purine high food?
While some low-purine foods appear to be safe, the high-sugar foods they contain are extraordinarily vigilant.
Studies in recent years have shown that high-sugar foods also have an amazing effect on increasing uric acid levels, and the more sugar intake, the higher the blood uric acid level.
However, the fundamental mechanism is still unclear, and we need to reduce the intake of high-sugar foods in life, especially carbonated drinks containing a large amount of high-fructose syrup and other fruit juice soft drinks.
Therefore, as mentioned earlier, since gout and hyperuricemia are systemic metabolic problems, they are usually accompanied by some chronic diseases such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, etc.
Therefore, in the face of patients with hyperuricemia, instead of strictly restricting purine food, it is better to advocate lifestyle changes and appropriate control of purines.