In addition to the hazards of the three high, there is actually the fourth high -- high uric acid. Hyperuricemia is the main cause of gouty arthritis, so for many people, we must pay attention to eat less high purine food in our daily diet. When winter comes, for those who like to eat hot pot, we must firmly control our mouths!
What is uric acid
In fact, uric acid is a kind of metabolic product in human body. Under normal circumstances, there is about 1200ml of uric acid in human body, which is metabolized to produce 600ml per day, and excreted 600ml through urine, sweat, etc., so that the body is in a state of balance. When uric acid is too much or too late to drain *, it causes uric acid retention and increases uric acid.
What about high uric acid
When the concentration of uric acid in human blood reaches 7Mg / dl, it will lead to the change of body fluid acidity and affect the normal function of body cells. If we ignore it, it will develop into hyperuricemia.
The basic causes of hyperuricemia are congenital or acquired purine metabolism abnormality, excessive production of uric acid and low excretion of uric acid due to various reasons.
The harm of hyperuricemia
1. Damage to kidney
The excretion of uric acid needs to pass through the kidney. When the concentration of uric acid is too high, it will damage the health of the kidney and develop into kidney stones, necrosis and hydronephrosis for a long time.
2. Cause gout
If the concentration of uric acid in the body is too high, it will appear saturated state and deposit in synovium fluid with needle crystal, which will cause arthralgia and gouty arthritis.
3. Cause arteriosclerosis, increase of blood lipid and blood sugar
Hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia and hyperuricemia exist at the same time. Urate can damage the endothelial cells of arteries and promote cardiovascular diseases.
Why can't people with high uric acid and gout eat hotpot less?
The main reason is: the purine content in hot pot soup is high. Purine, also a substance in human body, can play an important role in energy supply, metabolism regulation and coenzyme composition.
But when the purine content in the body is too high, it will oxidize into uric acid in the body. For people with disorder of uric acid metabolism, foods containing purine will increase uric acid and cause gout. Generally, purine content in seafood and animal meat is relatively high.
Where does purine come from in hot pot
First, soup from hot pot. Many hotpot stores use bone, meat and other cooking materials, the longer the cooking time, the higher purine content in the thick soup.
Second, it comes from the ingredients used to brush the hot pot. The data shows that in the process of hot pot washing, 50% of purines in all kinds of ingredients are dissolved in the soup pot, which further increases the purine concentration in the soup pot.
As a high uric acid patient, how to eat hot pot healthily?
First, choose the bottom of clear soup pot to reduce the possibility of purine increase.
Secondly, choose low purine side dishes, such as onions, pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, etc., to avoid high purine seafood, beef and mutton, animal offal.
After that, avoid eating hot pot and drinking beer at the same time. On the one hand, beer contains purine, on the other hand, alcohol can promote purine absorption, including red wine and white wine.