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DIET GUIDE FOR HYPERURICEMIC PATIENTS OR HIGH

SERUM URIC ACID LEVEL
(TAMANG PAGKAIN PARA SA PASYENTE NA
MAY MATAAS NA URIC ACID SA DUGO)
FOOD TAKE THIS NOT THIS
Rice or Boiled rice, 1 serving per meal (1 Fried rice and whole grain of
Noodles serving=1cup), all types of cereals
noodles (unsalted)

Meat, poultry About 60gm daily of pork Kidney, liver, spleen, brain,
or fish (trimmed), beef, chicken/turkey anchovies, fish eggs, sardines, &
(no skin), fish, meat extracts/ “bulalo”
do not fry
Vegetables All types of vegetables except- Beans, lentils, mushrooms, peas,
spinach, asparagus, cauliflower
Eggs or All types of eggs or cheese
cheese (boiled/maximum of 3 eggs/week) Fried eggs

Tubers White potato, sweet potato, gabi, Fried potato, potato chips
cassava.

Bread All types except whole wheat Whole wheat bread

bread, refined cereals

Beverage Fresh fruit juices (limit 4 oz. per All alcoholic drinks
day); black coffee or herbal teas;
soft drinks with sugar substitute;
club soda, preferably salt free;
cocoa made with skim milk or non-
fat dried milk and water (sugar
substitute added if desired). Milk
(preferably skimmed)

Fruits Eat 3 servings of fresh fruit per Strawberries

day (1 serving=1/2 cup). Avocados, coconuts (for patients
Be sure to have one citrus fruit with high cholesterol)
daily. Frozen or canned fruit with
no sugar or syrup added may be
used. All types of fruits except-

Desserts Simple cakes, cookies, gelatin, Rich desserts

custards, puddings prepared with
skim milk (eat with moderation/
avoid in patients with diabetes)

Miscellaneous Nuts, condiments, salts, and Cream, mayonnaise, gravies

spices may be used sparingly

Special notes:
1. Remember that even non-limited foods should be used in moderation.
2. While on uric acid lowering diet, be sure to also avoid other food that may
affect/aggravate other medical conditions.
3. Consult your physician if you had any questions.
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DIET GUIDE FOR DIABETIC PATIENT

(TAMANG PAGKAIN PARA SA PASYENTE NA MAY DIABETES)

BE FREE TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS

Beverages
Black coffee once a day (no cream, can be taken with sugar substitute)
Black tea once a day (can be taken with sugar substitute)
Dilute fresh calamansi and dayap juice

Condiments
Mustard Pepper
Meat sauces (prepared without starch Herbs
and fat) Spices
Dill pickles (can be prepared with sugar Vinegar Hoy
substitute) sauce

Vegetables
All leafy vegetables like pechay, kangkong, camote tops, etc. (should be unsalted)
All watery kinds like cucumber, sayote, fresh tomatoes, etc.

BE FREE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE WITH EACH MEAL (IN

MODERATION)
Meat (cut off fat)
Chicken/Turkey (without skin)
Fish
Shellfish (precaution should be taken if you have
dyslipidemia or high cholesterol)
Eggs (3/week) Soya beans/
Yogurt (preferably low fat)
Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese
Milk (low-fat, skimmed)
soybean curd

Bake beans ] avoid if you are

hyperuricemic
BE FREE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE WITH EACH MEAL
(IN MODERATION)
Bread Fresh fruits , eat 3 servings of fresh fruit per
Bread rolls day (1 serving=1/2 cup).
Crackers Rice, 1 serving per meal, preferably
Breakfast cereals (can be served with unpolished, steamed (1 serving=1 cup)
sugar substitute) Corn (as substitute for 1 serving of bread)
Peas (not advisable with hyperuricemic
patients)

Special notes:
1. Remember that even non-limited foods should be used in moderation.
2. Be sure to avoid animal fats and marbled meats, sweets and control the
amount of carbohydrates you eat (starchy foods such as flour, bread
potatoes).
3. While on oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin or diabetic diet, be sure to also
avoid other food that may affect/ aggravate other medical conditions.
4. Consult your physician if you had any questions.

DIET GUIDE FOR PATIENTS WITH DYSLIPIDEMIA OR
HIGH SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL
(TAMANG PAGKAIN PARA SA PASYENTE NA MAY
MATAAS NA CHOLESTEROL SA DUGO)
FOOD FOODS TO EAT
Meats, fish Choose lean meats (chicken,
turkey veal and non-fatty cuts of
beef with excess fat trimmed).
(One serving 3 oz. cooked meat).
Also, fresh or frozen fish and
canned fished packed in water.
Meats and fish should be broiled
(pan or oven) or baked on a rack.
Eggs Egg whites (use freely). Egg yolks
(limit 3 per week)
Fruits Eat 3 servings of fresh fruit per
day (1 serving=1/2 cup). Be sure
to have one citrus fruit daily.
Frozen /canned fruit with no sugar
or syrup added may be used.
Vegetables Most vegetables are not limited.
One dark green (string beans,
escarole) or one deep-yellow
(squash) vegetable is
recommended daily. Vegetables
may be boiled, steamed, strained,
or braised with polyunsaturated
vegetable oil.
Beans Dried peas or beans
(1serving=1/2 cup) may be used
as bread substitute (precaution
should be taken if you are
hyperuricemic)
Nuts Pecan, walnuts and peanuts may
be used sparingly.
1 serving=tablespoonful.
Milk products Always use skim milk or skim milk
product such as low-fat cheeses
(farmers uncreamed cottage,
mozzarella), low-fat yogurt, and
powdered skim milk.
Dyslipidemia. . . . Continued
Desserts/ Limit to 2 servings per day;
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FOODS TO LIMIT
OR AVOID
Pork, bacon, sausage and other
pork products; fatty fowl (duck,
goose); skin and fat of turkey and
chicken; processed meats;
luncheon meats (salami, bologna);
frankfurters and fast food
hamburgers (they’re loaded with
fat) organs meats (kidneys, liver);
canned fish packed in oil. Shellfish
(lobster, shrimp, crab, oysters)
should be used sparingly.
Limit egg yolks to 3 per week
Coconuts
Avoid avocados and olives.
Starchy vegetables (potatoes,
corn, lima beans, dried peas and
beans) may be used only if
substitute for a serving of bread or
cereal.
Commercial baked beans with
sugar and/or pork.
Avoid nuts, limit pecans, walnuts
and peanuts to one tablespoonful
per day.
Whole milk and whole-milk
packaged goods; cream, ice
cream; whole milk puddings;
yogurt or cheeses, nondairy cream
substitutes.
Fried snack foods like potato

snacks substitute each serving for a
bread/cereal serving; ice cream,
water sherbet (1/4 cup);
unflavored gelatin or gelatin
flavored with sugar substitute (1/3
cup); pudding prepared with skim
milk (1/2 cup); egg whites soufflés;
unbuttered popcorn (1 1/2 cups)
Breads, grains One roll or one slice of whole-
grain or enriched bread may be
used or 3 soda crackers or 4
pieces of melba toast as a
substitute. Spaghetti, rice, or
noodles (1/2 cup) or 1/2 large ear
of corn may be used as bread
substitute. In preparing this foods,
do not use butter or shortening;
use soft margarine. Also use egg
and sugar substitutes.
Cereals Use 1/2 cup of hot unsalted cereal
or 3/4 cup cold unsalted cereal per
day. Add a sugar substitute if
desired; unsalted noodles and
sotanghon and bihon.
Fat, oils
Soft margarine and
polyunsaturated vegetable oil
derived from soybean, sunflower,
corn, or sesame seeds.
Beverages Fresh fruit juices (limit 4 oz. per
day); black coffee or herbal teas;
soft drinks with sugar substitute;
club soda, preferably salt free;
cocoa made with skim milk or non-
fat dried milk and water (sugar
substitute added if desired)
Alcohol; limit two servings per day.
Miscellaneous You may use the following freely;
Vinegar, calamansi juice, spices,
herbs, non-fat bouillon, mustard,
flavoring essence, caraway,
cinnamon, curry powder, garlic
onion, ginger herbs, horseradish
(fresh grated), lemon juice
extracts, mace, dry mustard,
nutmeg, paprika, parsley, sage
saccharine, thyme, turmeric,
pepper (black & white);
SODIUM RESTRICTED DIET
(PAGKAING MABABA ANG ASIN)
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chips, chocolate, candies in
general; jams, jellies syrups;
whole milk puddings, ice cream
and milk sherbets. Hydrogenated
peanut butter.
Any baked goods with shortening
and/or sugar. Commercial mixes
with dried eggs and whole milk.
Avoid sweet rolls doughnuts and
breakfast pastries (Danish).
Butter, saturated fats (olive,
peanuts and coconut oil), lard,
solid margarine, commercial salad
dressings, gravies, bacon
drippings, cream sauces
Sugared fruit juices and soft
drinks; cocoa made with whole
milk and sugar. When using
alcohol (1 oz. Liquor, 5 oz. Beer,
or 1/2 oz. dry table wine) per
serving must be substituted for
one bread or cereal serving (limit
two serving of alcohol per day)
Baking powder, baking soda,
sodium bicarbonate, lye,
commercial sauces like
Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce,
mustard, prepared horse radish,
bagoong, patis, toyo, commercial
seasonings like onion, salt, garlic,
celery; Rennet tablets, bouillon or
canned olives, pickles, relishes,
salted meat extracts brine, tausi,
sweeteners, and medicine
containing sodium
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Description
These diets have varying levels of sodium that are lower than the usual sodium
content of the regular diet which is approximately 2800 to 6000 mg or the equivalent
7 to 15 grams of sodium chloride. The sodium in the regular diet comes mainly from
table salt, although appreciable amounts may come from the natural sodium content
of foods. Thus, sodium-restricted diets limit the use, not only of table salt, but also
of foods naturally high in sodium. The diet follows the daily food plan of the regular
diet, but the foods allowed are those low in sodium. No salt is used in the
preparation and service of meals.

Indications for Use

Conditions of sodium or saline excess as in:
Congestive heart failure with edema or Nephrotic syndrome
hypertension
Liver disease with ascites Acute and chronic renal failure
Glomerulonephritis

Foods Allowed and Avoided or Restricted

FOOD ALLOWED AVOIDED

Soups Plain broths and soups, (from Canned soups, bouillon cubes and
allowed extracts); foods with no meat.
added salt.

Protein-rich Egg limited to one daily (3x/week):
foods unsalted meats, fish, poultry,
clams, shrimps, other shellfishes
in allowed amounts; low-sodium
dietetic peanut butter and cheese.
Canned, frozen, salted, cured,
smoked or processed meats, fish
and poultry and those containing
sodium, regular cheese, peanut
butter and salted pickled eggs.

Vegetables All fresh vegetables and those Canned or frozen processed

canned without salt; carrots and
celery without salt when used
sparingly.
vegetables except dietic packs or
those frozen without salt, fresh
dampalit, spinach., Kinchay,
olasiman, mustard and beets;
avocado

Fruits Fresh, canned, dried or frozen Artificially colored juice, glazed or

fruits or juice if no sodium
benzoate or sulfate has been
added and in allowed amount.
candied fruits; maraschino
cherries; coconut. Dried or frozen
fruits to which salt, sulfities, and
other additives containing sodium
has been added.

Fat Unsalted lean meat, oil spreads,
nuts, margarine not butter in
allowed amounts
Drippings from bacon, ham, salted
pork, and other salted meats;
chicharon, margarine and butter in
excessive amounts, commercial
salad dressing, salted nuts and
olives.

Sodium Restricted diet . . . . Continued

Beverages Salabat, coffee and tea 1 Dutch-processed cocoa, drinking
cup/day), and low fat milk in water containing high salt
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measured amounts; dialyzed milk concentration; commercial

beverages made of milk as milk
shakes and chocolate milks.

Cereals Pan de sal and sliced bread in
allowed amounts; breads and rolls
made with potassium bicarbonate;
1/2 cup hot and 3/4 cup cold
cooked and unsalted cereals like
harina, oatmeal; shredded/puffed
wheat/rice (1 cup/serving 3x/day);
other unsalted noodles and
sotanghon or bihon.
Bread or rolls with baking soda,
baking powder, salt and sodium
containing additives; commercial
mixes, quick cooking and dry
cereals like miki, miswa, mami,
canton, suman sa lihiya, cuchinta,
puto; self-rising flour, potato chips,
pretzels, popcorns, crackers,
cookies, etc. unless especially
prepared to be low in sodium.

Dessert Limit to 2 servings per day; Commercial candies; pudding

substitute each serving for a mixes.
bread/cereal serving; ice cream,
water sherbet (1/4 cup);
unflavored gelatin or gelatin
flavored with sugar substitute (1/3
cup); pudding prepared with skim
milk (1/2 cup); egg whites soufflés;
unbuttered popcorn (1 1/2 cups)
(not advisable in patients with
diabetes)

Miscellaneous Allowed seasoning; all spice, Baking powder, baking soda,

caraway, cinnamon, curry powder,
garlic, onion, ginger, herbs,
horseradish (fresh grated), lemon
juice or extracts, mace, dry
mustard, nutmeg, paprika,
parsley, peppermint extracts,
sage, saccharine, thyme, turmeric,
vanilla extract, pepper (black, red
or white); vinegar calamansi juice.
sodium bicarbonate, lye;
commercial sauces like
Worcestershire sauce, mustard,
prepared horseradish, bagoong,
patis, toyo, commercial
seasonings like onion, salt, garlic,
celery; Rennet tablets, bouillon or
canned olives, pickles, relishes,
salted meat extracts brine, tausi,
sweeteners and medicines
containing sodium

Special notes:
1. Remember that even non-limited foods should be used in moderation.
2. While in salt-restricted diet, be sure to avoid other food that may affect/
aggravate other medical conditions.
3. While on cholesterol-lowering diet, be sure to avoid animal fats and marbled
meats.
4. While in triglyceride- lowering diet, be sure to avoid sweets and to control the
amount of carbohydrates you eat (starchy foods such as flour, bread
potatoes)
5. Consult your physician if you had any questions.