Meat and seafood are ingredients that often appear in hot pot dishes, and may also contain a significant amount of purines. When metabolized in the body, purines form uric acid. Therefore, people with high uric acid levels, if they consume too many purine-rich foods, can increase this index, thereby making the disease condition more serious.
The purine content in seafood varies depending on the type, in which some types of fish and shellfish may contain high levels of purine. Therefore, people with high uric acid should be cautious when choosing and controlling seafood portions. Similarly, eating too much red meat can also increase the risk of uric acid buildup, which is detrimental to the disease control process and can increase the risk of gout attacks in people at risk.
Besides the issue of purines, red meat also contains a lot of saturated fat. If consumed too much for a long time, this type of food can put more pressure on cardiovascular health. Therefore, people with high uric acid levels should balance their diet, limit eating too much red meat and prioritize a diverse diet suitable for their health condition.
Not only ingredients, hotpot processing is also a factor to note. Hotpot dishes, especially spicy hotpots or broths made with a lot of oil, often contain quite high levels of fat and energy. Eating too many fatty foods can be detrimental to weight control and metabolic health, thereby adversely affecting the control of uric acid.
Notably, during hot pot cooking, purines from meat, fish and seafood can dissolve in broth. Therefore, if you eat a lot of purine-rich ingredients and regularly drink a lot of hot pot broth, people with high uric acid levels can absorb a larger amount of purines. Therefore, to effectively control uric acid, you need to pay attention to both the choice of ingredients, diet and limit the use of too much broth in hot pot meals.
