Diet No. 6, table No. 6

Diet No. 6, table No. 6 is a diet that is recommended for gout and urolithiasis with the formation of stones from uric acid salts. It is aimed at normalizing purine metabolism, reducing the formation of uric acid and its salts, as well as shifting the urine reaction to the alkaline side.

The main characteristics of diet No. 6 are the exclusion of foods high in purines and oxalic acid, as well as moderate restriction of sodium chloride. Instead, it is recommended to increase the amount of alkalizing foods, including dairy, vegetables and fruits, as well as free fluids (unless there are contraindications from the cardiovascular system). Diet No. 6 also involves a slight reduction in the diet of proteins and fats (mainly refractory), and with concomitant obesity, carbohydrates. Culinary processing of food remains normal, with the exception of the mandatory boiling of meat, poultry and fish. The food temperature should also be normal.

The chemical composition and caloric content of dietary table No. 6 are as follows: proteins - 70-80 g (50% animal), fats - 80-90 g (30% vegetable), carbohydrates - 400 g (80 g sugar); 11.3-11.7 MJ (2700-2800 kcal); sodium chloride - 10 g, free liquid - 1.5-2 l or more.

The diet for diet No. 6 involves eating 4 times a day, drinking in between and on an empty stomach.

As for recommended and excluded foods and dishes, diet No. 6 includes vegetarian soups, wheat and rye bread, lean meats, poultry, fish and dairy products, as well as vegetables in any cooking, fruits, berries and various sweets. Meat, fish and mushroom broths, products containing oxalic acid, as well as salted cheeses, liver, kidneys, tongue, brains, meat of young animals and birds, sausages, smoked meats, salted fish, canned meat and fish, chocolate, figs, raspberries are excluded. , cranberries, etc.

An approximate menu for diet No. 6 might look like this:

1. First breakfast: vegetable salad with vegetable oil, soft-boiled egg, carrot pudding with apples and millet, tea.
2. Second breakfast: neck broth with potatoes, green tea.
3. Lunch: vegetable and chicken soup, vegetable salad, boiled meat with buckwheat porridge, dried fruit compote.
4. Afternoon snack: fruit salad with yogurt.
5. Dinner: baked vegetables with fish, semolina porridge with milk, green tea.

It is important to note that Diet No. 6 is a medical diet and must be prescribed by a doctor for a specific patient. While following a diet, it is also necessary to monitor the level of uric acid in the blood and urine, as well as regularly conduct examinations to monitor the dynamics of the disease.