Phosphorus Foods
Phosphorus foods are important for helping fight aging and maintain a healthy body.
The health benefits of phosphorus help build strong teeth and bones, repair cells tissue, improve kidney function, contraction of heart muscle, as well as maintain regularity of the heart, help the body absorb nutrients, vitamins and help convert food into energy.
It will also help aid in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, reduce pain of arthritis, help with the formation of tooth enamel, give you healthy gums and strong bones.
High Phosphorus Foods
- sesame seeds
- dried fruit
- eggs
- garlic
- quinoa
- hard cheese
- nuts
- chicken
- red meat
- whole grain bread
- cereal
- almonds
- pumpkin seeds
- salmon/canned fish
- wheat bran
- wheat germ
- products
- chia seeds
This particular mineral is abundant in the body and around 85% is found mainly in the bones and teeth, the rest is found in your blood, cells, various organs and muscles.
Drinking too much coffee, magnesium, antacids containing aluminium, and iron may cause a phosphorus deficiency.
A deficiency can cause many health problems such as; tooth decay, fatigue, anxiety and stress, irregular breathing, numbness, weight loss and skin sensitivity. Although, it is unusual to have a deficiency as it is readily available in food.
The good news is your kidneys help to maintain an adequate amount needed in the body.
People who suffer from a kidney disease are advised to eat low phosphorus foods. It is the kidneys job to help regulate the level of phosphorus in the blood, and if the kidneys are not working properly, this does not happen and you end up with too much. This then decreases calcium in the body, and can lead to other problems such as bone disease.
In large doses it can be toxic, so there probably isn’t any need to take a phosphorus supplement unless you are advised to do so. Any excess is usually excreted by your body and if you have a healthy diet then a supplement is really not needed.
Taken in excess can cause diarrhea and hardening of organs.
Make sure you eat plenty of high phosphorus foods, to get the most out of this amazing mineral.
Eating phosphorus foods daily will ensure you get the adequate amount needed to maintain a healthy body and looking younger!
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September 28th, 2010 at
strong bones can only be obtained by taking lots of calcium and magnesium supplements and daily exercise-::
October 13th, 2010 at
you can always develop strong bones if you have enough calcium and magnesium to support bone growth.-”
November 2nd, 2010 at
Really fantastic article on phosphorus foods. I knew phosphorus was important but I didn’t know it was that beneficial. Thank you for posting this information it was very helpful, especially the list of foods high in phosphorus.
April 21st, 2011 at
People who suffer from a kidney disease are advised to have a low phosphorus diet!!
July 15th, 2011 at
Why it’s important to limit potassium and phosphorus in the hemodialysis diet?