Egg white diet and blood phosphorus in dialysis patients
What it found
In 150 dialysis patients, eating egg whites instead of meat lowered blood phosphorus and cholesterol while raising albumin.
The trial lasted eight weeks.
What they found
Studies in people
Lower blood phosphorus
After eight weeks, blood phosphorus was lower in the egg white group than in the control group. It also dropped compared to where the egg white group started.
Higher blood albumin
Blood albumin, a sign of nutrition, was higher in the egg white group after eight weeks compared to the control group.
Lower blood cholesterol
Blood cholesterol fell in the egg white group compared to the control group. It was also lower than the egg white group's own starting level.
Lower PTH levels
Parathyroid hormone levels were lower in the egg white group after eight weeks compared to their own starting values.
What the authors conclude
- They suggest that egg whites can be a helpful protein source for people on dialysis.
- The authors note that eating egg whites lowered blood phosphorus and cholesterol while raising albumin at the same time.
How it was done
High blood phosphorus and poor nutrition are linked to a higher risk of death in people on dialysis. The authors wanted to see if eating egg whites could help with both problems.
They ran a trial with 150 adult dialysis patients who had high blood phosphorus levels. Everyone limited high-phosphorus foods for four weeks first. Then half ate six egg whites instead of meat three days a week for eight weeks, while the rest kept their usual diet.
What it can’t tell you
- We summarised it from the abstract only.
- This trial only looked at adults on dialysis with high blood phosphorus.
- It cannot show what happens in people who are not on dialysis or who start with normal phosphorus levels.
Who paid
- Authors work at
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
The paper
- Title
- The effect of egg white diet on phosphorus control in dialysis patients
- Type
- Study
- Evidence
- Studies in people
- Summarised from
- Abstract only
- Cite
- Azmandian J, Shamspour N, Alinaghi Langari T, et al (2022). The effect of egg white diet on phosphorus control in dialysis patients. Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis. doi:10.1111/hdi.13028PubMed 35711102DOI
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