Indications for Purine Restriction
1. Gouty Arthritis
2. Nephrolithiasis (Uric Acid stones)
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
Moderate Purine Foods
1. Vegetables
  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
References
1. Harris (1999) Am Fam Physician 59(4): 925-34

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