Volume 8, Issue 4 (Nov 2023)
JNFS 2023, 8(4): 631-638 |
Back to browse issues page
Maryam Hamidian shirazi 
, Afsane Ahmadi , Mohammad Reza Dehghani , Mohammad Jafar Dehzad , Maryam Ekramzadeh * , Mehran Nouri
, Afsane Ahmadi , Mohammad Reza Dehghani , Mohammad Jafar Dehzad , Maryam Ekramzadeh * , Mehran Nouri
Nutrition Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract: (1389 Views)
Background: White egg powder provides essential amino acids compounds. This study aims to investigate the theory that a regular consumption of white egg powder would improve weight gain and appetite in children with malnutrition. Methods: The present experimental study was conducted among children aged 3-6 years with mild to severe malnutrition referred to Ghadir Mother and Child Hospital affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from April to October 2017. The malnourished children received egg white protein (1 g/kg of their current body weight) for 3 weeks. Weight loss as a primary outcome and weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ), height-for-age Z-score (HAZ), weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), and BMI-for-age Z-score (BAZ) were measured as secondary outcomes, assessed at baseline and after six weeks of study. Results: Of the 23 children included, 20 finished the study. Weight increased in all children although it was not significant (P = 0.101). A lower appetite was seen at the end of the intervention, but it was not significant (P = 0.575). Malnutrition based on WHZ and BAZ decreased compared to the baseline measurement, while the changes were not significant. Regarding other markers, no statistically significant changes were found compared to the baseline measurement. Conclusion: The addition of white egg powder to complementary nutrition could not improve weight gain and appetite in malnourished children. Further research with a larger study population and longer intervention time is needed to demonstrate the clear effect of egg white on improving malnutrition in children.
Corresponding Author:Maryam Ekramzadeh
View Orcid in Profile
You can search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Profile
Corresponding Author:Maryam Ekramzadeh
View Orcid in Profile
You can search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Profile
Type of article: orginal article |
Subject:
public specific
Received: 2022/01/17 | Published: 2023/11/20 | ePublished: 2023/11/20
Received: 2022/01/17 | Published: 2023/11/20 | ePublished: 2023/11/20
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |