The impact of a nutritional intervention based on egg white for phosphorus control in hemodialyis patients

Background and aims Here we describe a dietary intervention for hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients based on the partial replacement of meat and fish, which are one of the main sources of alimentary phosphorous, with egg white, a virtually phosphorous-free protein source. This intervention aims to reduce phosphorous intake without causing protein wasting. Patients and methods As many as 23 hyperphosphatemic patients (15 male and 8 female,...