After publishing my recent post on Estimating Phosphorus Additives, I received a lot of great feedback—especially from clinicians who said the method was clear and
Tag: Phosphorus Additives
When it comes to managing hyperphosphatemia, it may not be enough to simply know which foods contain phosphorus additives. Often it is important to estimate
The prevalence of phosphorus additives has been a growing concern (at least of my radar) for the last 10 years or so. But I can
Lecithin is one of the most common phosphorus based additives – even though it doesn’t have phosphorus in it’s name (more about that in my
Understanding how much phosphorus additives we eat is becoming an increasingly asked question. With current labeling laws, producers do not have to declare how much
Today I received an email about iron phosphate and rice krispies. The question was whether or not iron phosphate would be considered an additive of
When I was doing the research for my previous post on phosphorus bioavailability in plant foods, I came across this article and thought it would
Is the bioavailability of micronutrients in plants foods equal? Is the phosphorus bioavailability lower in all plant foods? Or does the level of processing matter?
It is not uncommon to see “modified” or “resistant” starch listed on food labels, but do those starches contain phosphorus? The easy answer – sometimes