Phosphorus is one of the essential minerals that your body needs to function optimally, says Nijya Noble, MS, RDN, LD, registered dietitian and owner of NK Fitness. Your body stores phosphorus mainly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with advanced kidney disease are taught to avoid certain foods that are naturally high in the mineral phosphorus, which is difficult for their compromised kidneys to ...

Food Additives Raise Serum Phosphorus Even healthy adults show evidence of abnormal bone metabolism. Phosphorus additives in processed foods can disrupt bone and mineral metabolism when consumed at ...

Only 16% of fast food entrees are free of phosphorus-containing additives, a study found. They need to know how to identify phosphate additives on food labels. Clinicians attempt to control patients’ ...

Phosphorus is one of the six chemical elements constituting life forms. It is involved in the structure of DNA and RNA, cell membrane, bones and teeth. But, unlike the other “life elements” such as ...

Clinicians and their patients with kidney disease are now getting new guidance on potassium and phosphorus additives, two nutrients of growing concern in chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study of patients who received dialysis at centers across the United States revealed no link between ...

Phosphorus is indispensable for crop growth and, by extension, global food security; yet its management poses significant challenges due to its finite nature and the environmental consequences of its ...

A Global Dependence on Five Countries Just five countries control roughly 85 percent of the world's remaining high-grade phosphate rock reserves: Morocco, China, Algeria, Syria, and South Africa.