Mark Thorson > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>> I can't find my previous post in google archives but my memory
>> of the result was as follows:
>>
>> Milk and egg whites are purine-free protein.
>
>That doesn't matter.

Sure it does.

>Protein content matters. Purine content doesn't.

Where did you get this idea?

>> I will try to compile more accurate data and post it. Maddeningly,
>> the USDA nutrition database does not list purine content,
>> making this task more difficult.
>
>That because purine content doesn't matter.
>
>Quoting from:
>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15014182

"The level of consumption of purine-rich vegetables and the
total protein intake were not associated with an increased risk
of gout."

This says that total protein intake is not a risk factor, which
is what I've been saying.

Purine-rich vegetables are not likely to amount in as much purines
as meat/fish sources of purines. So this is also consistent with
purines being a risk factor.

"CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of meat and seafood consumption are
associated with an increased risk of gout, whereas a higher
level of consumption of dairy products is associated with a
decreased risk."

Which is consistent with dairy products being purine-free,
despite being high protein.

So, you've validated everything I've been saying here. Thank you.


Steve