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People suffering from gout should not eat organ meats, anchovies, mackerel or herring, as well as other foods high in purines. Fatty red meat, fish and seafood are also high in purines and are connected with elevated risk of gout, as stated by the Mayo Clinic.
Pass on Prime Rib. Eating foods high in purines â a compound found in protein-rich foods such as red meat, oily fish and even certain vegetables (spinach, mushrooms, beans) â can make gout flare-ups almost five times more likely than if you eat low-purine foods, finds an Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases study. â Corbis.