Your bones support you, so you need to support them in return. But while calcium and vitamin D usually get all the credit for bone health, another essential mineral — phosphorus — tends to get left ...

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 ...

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 ...