痛风和尿酸的升高有着密切的联系，而嘌呤的代谢会产生尿酸。肉类食物中含有比较高的嘌呤，所以患有痛风的患者往往被告知要少吃肉。而骨头汤中也含有一定量的嘌呤，所以骨汤也常被当做痛风患者的禁忌。
然而，在许多传统的民族中，那些常喝骨头汤也常吃大量肉食的人们却很少患上痛风。这也表明了痛风并非是吃多了肉那么简单。
越来越多的研究也发现，大量果糖的摄入是造成痛风的更重要的原因。
事实上，骨头汤中富含的甘氨酸能帮助身体清除尿酸；其中的脂肪和微量元素也能促进维生素A的吸收，从而帮助肾脏代谢尿酸。
Tom Cowan医生对病人的建议就是：在减少肉类摄入和果糖摄入的同时常喝慢炖的骨头汤。这一建议在临床实践中也起到了很好的效果。
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来源：木森（MooseBB）
