Phosphates artificially added to dairy and cereal products appear to cause bigger spikes in blood phosphorus levels than naturally occurring phosphates, potentially putting harmful stress on kidneys.

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 Study implicates dairy products, cereals, and grains containing inorganic phosphate additives. Consumption of dairy foods, cereals, and grain products with ...

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’ ...

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 ...

However, there is a severe conflict between sustainable food production and the use of nonrenewable resources in agricultural systems, particularly phosphate. Phosphorous is a major mineral nutrient ...

Arable crops need an average of 50-100 kg of phosphorus per hectare, according to Fertilizers Europe. This essential nutrient is important for root development. And while it is present in organic ...