Acacia Fiber and kidney disease

What 2 graded rows on acacia fiber agree on for kidney disease, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Acacia Fiber page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Acacia Fiber page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 62 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 46 people (2008) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 16 to 46 people, published from 1996 to 2008: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade DUrea, creatinine and phosphorus in people on haemodialysis · Improved
RCT · n 46 · 2008 · People with chronic renal failure on regular haemodialysis (Sudan; 36 patients) and 10 healthy volunteers
50 g/day · 3 months
Serum urea fell 31.2% and 44.18% in the two gum arabic patient groups compared with baseline and with the control group, and creatinine fell about 10–13%; uric acid and phosphorus fell compared with baseline.
Row on the Acacia Fiber page · PubMed 17999333 (opens PubMed)
Grade DBlood urea in chronic kidney failure · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 16 · 1996 · People with chronic renal failure on a low-protein diet
50 g/day (placebo: 1 g pectin) · Not given in the abstract
Faecal bacterial mass and faecal nitrogen rose and serum urea nitrogen fell with gum arabic compared with the baseline diet or pectin; nitrogen balance did not change.
Row on the Acacia Fiber page · PubMed 8602598 (opens PubMed)