The Impact of Whole Egg Consumption on Bone Accrual in Healthy Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors' conclusion
Whole eggs provide important nutritional benefits for children, but the bone responses to consumption of 8-10 eggs/wk over a period of 9 months in children entering the early stages of puberty were small.
Study context
- Population
- Male and female children aged 9–13 years of different ancestries
- Comparison
- Foods with whole eggs vs foods with milk or gelatin for 9 months
- Primary endpoint
- Measures of bone strength: TBLH and lumbar spine bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) (DXA, HAZ-adjusted Z-scores); mid-tibia cortical bone measures (pQCT)
- Follow-up
- 9 months
Methodological detailsdouble-blind
- Double-blind
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Bone outcomes
- No significant intervention effects for any bone outcomes
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Spine BMCHAZ Z-score increase · 9 monthsEgg vs Gelatin · increase in egg vs gelatin approached significance | P = 0.07 |
Total body less head (TBLH) aBMDHAZ Z-score · 9 months
- Significant time effect: all groups decreased over 9 months
- P < 0.03
Tibia cortical bone outcomes · 9 months
- Most increased over time; changes did not differ across intervention groups
- all p < 0.02
Original publication
The Impact of Whole Egg Consumption on Bone Accrual in Healthy Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Miner Res. Published 1 December 2023. doi:10.
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