Egg white

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Belly fat and cholesterol³

  In people, eating lactic-fermented egg white for several weeks lowered cholesterol and belly fat.

• No harm found

  Egg allergy testing⁴

  Most people with low egg white allergy markers could eat egg during testing without symptoms.

• Open question

  Eczema in babies⁵

  In babies, not being given egg white in infancy was linked to more eczema by age two.

• Concern

  Gut bacteria in children⁶

  In children, egg white sensitivity is linked to different gut bacteria and higher levels of some fecal compounds.

• Benefit

  Phosphate levels in dialysis⁷

  In dialysis patients, eating egg white lowered phosphate and cholesterol and raised albumin in the blood.

Animal and lab studies only

• Concern

  Egg allergy⁸

  In lab studies, egg white lysozyme kept triggering allergy-related immune reactions even after being broken down like in the stomach.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.