PHOSPHORUS

PHOSPHORUS

PHOSPHORUS

Helps build and protect bones and teeth. Part of DNA and RNA. Helps convert food into energy. Part of phospholipids, which carry lipids in blood and help shuttle nutrients into and out of cells

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Vitamin
Upper limit
31–70: 4,000 mg 71+: 3,000 mg
Good food sources
Wide variety of foods, including milk and dairy products, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, liver, green peas, broccoli, potatoes, almonds
Additional note
Certain drugs bind with phosphorus, making it unavailable and causing bone loss, weakness, and pain.
Category
Mineral
Credit
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/listing_of_vitamins

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