Phosphorus Deficiency
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- Nutrient Deficiencies
- 04 Apr, 2022
Phosphorus Deficiency
My Best Food Sources of Phosphorus
Buckwheat, lentils, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds.
Symptoms of Phosphorus Deficiency
Internal organs:
Bone fragility
Muscle:
• Muscle weakness
• Muscle pain
• Issues with the blood
• Depletion of muscles
Mood:
• Confusion
• Loss of appetite
Other
• Poor appetite
• Anemia
• Bone pain
• Bone disease (osteomalacia, rickets)
• Increased susceptibility to infections
• Hypophosphatemia
• Metabolic encephalopathy
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmia
• Numbness in the extremities
Children:
Rickets in children also associated with vitamin D deficiency
Important Synery With Other Nutrients
The primary role of vitamin D is to regulate the balance of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) within the body by facilitating their absorption from the intestines and kidneys (5). When there's a deficiency of vitamin D, the body can only absorb about 10%-15% of calcium and 50%-60% of phosphorus from the foods you consume.
My favorite Phoshorus supplement
Fix Nutrient Deficiencies
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