VITAMIN C was not only important to maintain stamina. Recent studies show men with vitamin C intake levels higher has a lower risk of developing the disease or gout uric acid is less than this vitamin.
Uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food consumed daily. Purines are found in many foods that contain protein. Purine is also a byproduct of solving darah.Berbagai cells in vegetables and fruits are also purine.
Purine also resulted from the destruction of body cells that occurs normally or because of certain diseases.
Normally, uric acid in the body will be released in the body through the feces and urine, but because the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid is then stored in the body and levels also increased.
Furthermore, excess uric acid will be accumulated in the joints, causing pain or swelling. Symptoms of uric acid adalag tingling and pain, the affected joint uric acid visible swelling, redness, heat, and incredible pain at night and morning.
Therefore, gout sufferers should make treatment for uratnya acid levels returned to normal ie 2,4-6 and 3,0-7 women to men.
In addition, with this disease they must control the main consumed foods to avoid food that contains lots of purine. (cr1)
Consumption of 500 mg of Vitamin C Daily
According to Dr. Hyon Choi of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in a written report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, was quoted as saying indofamilyhealth.com, intake of vitamin C may be a useful option to prevent uric acid.
In observations made of 47 thousand men in the United States for ten years, proved every 500 milligram increase in vitamin C every day, producing 17 percent reduction in risk of gout.
One orange has 70 milligrams of vitamin C. The most widely concentration on vitamin C supplements in pill form.
Among the men in the study who consumed 1500 mg of vitamin C supplements every day, goutnya lower risk of up to 45 percent, compared to consume less than 250 milligrams a day. (cr1)
High-purine foods
- Meat: organ meats, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain
- Seafood such as shrimp, clams, squid, crab, canned foods are like corned beef and sardines.
- Legumes such as soybeans, including processed products like tempeh, Tauco, oncom, soy milk, peanut, green beans, bean sprouts, melinjo, emping
- Vegetables such as spinach, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans. – Fruits such as durian, avocado, pineapple, coconut water.
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