What Is the Best Protein Powder for Low Albumin​?

Are you looking for the best protein powder for low albumin​? Discover how to easily and safely supplement your protein intake with hypoalbuminemia.

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Protein Powder for Low Albumin

Is Protein Powder Good for Low Albumin?

Low albumin, also called hypoalbuminemia, means that the amount of albumin in your blood is lower than normal.

Albumin is the main protein made by your liver, and plays several important roles, including:

• Keeping fluid in your blood vessels (prevents swelling)
• Carrying hormones, vitamins, minerals, and medications around your body
• Maintaining blood pH and balance

Low albumin usually signals an underlying problem with your liver.

It is treated by addressing the underlying cause rather than by attempting to normalize albumin itself.

That said, nutritional support is often essential, especially in cases of malnutrition or protein-losing enteropathy.

In many cases, a high-protein diet can be beneficial for individuals with low albumin.

Clinical guidelines typically recommend 1.2-1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, which is a lot more than what is recommended for most adults.  

If you are unable to easily consume this much protein due to dietary or lifestyle restrictions, then adding a protein powder to your diet could be a great idea.

That said, not all protein powders are created equal.

What Is the Best Protein Powder for Hypoalbuminemia?

The type of protein does not significantly affect serum albumin levels – eggs, peas, whey, etc. can all help you meet your protein needs.

That said, it is often recommended that dialysis patients prioritize high-quality protein sources with an excellent amino acid profile and high bioavailability.

One of the protein sources that not only meets these criteria, but is also low in phosphorus and potassium (ideal for many dialysis patients), is Egg White Protein Powder.

If you cannot eat eggs, however, then do not worry; the type of protein powder you use does not really matter as long as you are eating a balanced diet (getting protein from a variety of sources),

The ingredients in your protein powder do matter, however.

Many protein powders contain ingredients known to cause painful digestive issues and even long-term gut health problems.

Among top offenders are food additives and protein concentrates and isolates. 

Avoid Food Additives

Regularly eating emulsifiers, thickeners, and other additives can not only upset your stomach, but also alter the composition of your gut microbiome.

This can lead to gut dysbiosis, which can contribute to low albumin levels.

Dysbiosis can disrupt intestinal barrier function, increase intestinal permeability, and promote inflammation, all of which may lead to protein loss through the gastrointestinal tract (protein-losing enteropathy) or impair nutrient absorption.

Here is a list of the most common food additives in protein supplements:

• acacia fiber
• acacia gum
• acesulfame potassium
• artificial flavors
• ascorbic acid
• aspartame
• calcium carbonate
• carrageenan
• cellulose gum
• dextrin
• dicalcium phosphate
• dipotassium phosphate
• erythritol
• gellan gum
• guar gum
• gum arabic
• inulin
• locust bean gum
• maltitol
• maltodextrin
• mono- and diglycerides
• ‘natural’ flavors
• rice bran extract
• rice dextrin
• rice hulls
• rosemary extract
• silica
• silicon dioxide
• sodium alginate
• soluble corn fiber
• sorbitol
• soy lecithin
• sucralose
• sunflower lecithin
• tocopherols
• tricalcium phosphate
• xanthan gum
• xylitol
• zinc oxide

Basically, if you could not find an ingredient in nature or make it at home, it should not be in your protein powder. 

Avoid Protein Concentrates and Isolates

Most protein supplements are made from protein concentrates and isolates, which have been mechanically and/or chemically stripped of everything but the protein.

This includes the enzymes, fiber, and other natural digestive aids that help your gut break them down.

You therefore do not digest them in the same way that it does whole foods, which can affect everything from satiety to gut health.

In fact, studies show that regularly eating protein concentrates and isolates can disrupt your gut microbiome and cause the formation of toxic byproducts in your gut.

It is therefore recommended that you only choose protein powders made from whole food protein sources.

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Drink Wholesome Is the Best Protein Powder for Low Albumin

Finding a protein powder free from food additives and protein concentrates and isolates is hard.

In fact, 99% of protein supplements contain one or more of these problematic ingredients, which is why we created Drink Wholesome.

Our Ingredients

egg whites

coconut

vanilla

monk fruit

NOT Our Ingredients

• acacia gum

• acesulfame potassium

• artificial flavors

• carrageenan

• erythritol

• guar gum

• inulin

• maltodextrin

• 'natural' flavors

• silica

• soy lecithin

• sucralose

• xanthan gum

• xylitol

We make the best protein powder for hypoalbuminemia because we use a short list of simple ingredients.

It follows that our customers experience fewer digestion-related health issues with our Protein Powder than with any other type of protein supplement. 

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