it really has less to do with protein and more to do with purine.  gout
sufferers are advised to steer clear of high purine food.  it includes some
vegetable, some grains, and some meats, mostly organ meats and
wild game.
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>
> Regarding the questions on gout: I get into debates with vegetarians from
> time to time who assert that no uric acid is produced as a by-product of
> digesting protein in plant foods such as nuts, etc., just from flesh or
> animal foods. My strong impression has been that this contention is
false,
> and that uric acid is a by-product of any protein digested no matter what
> source, but I can't remember where or when I may have heard this or if it
> is true. Does anyone know which view is true? Also, either way the cookie
> crumbles, the answer doesn't do me any good and I will be skeptical and
> press you for more information (as will the people I debate) unless you
can
> point me to scientific references, which I really want and need. Thanks
to
> anyone who can help, as I know it is not easy locating references from
> having spent many an hour in university libraries trying to hunt through
> the literature myself!
>
> --Ward Nicholson <[log in to unmask]> Wichita, KS
>
> P.S. By the way, Dean Esmay tells me he unsubscribed from the list a few
> weeks ago, so we can't depend on him anymore to be the one with his ear
to
> the ground on the scientific references front.