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Good news to all of us. Phosphorus is found in almost every food, thus deficiency is rare.

This essential nutrient is required for proper cell functioning, regulation of calcium, strong bones and teeth, and for making ATP (adenosine triphosphate) a molecule which provides energy to our cells. All of it and more calls for many elements to interact in our body, including phosphorus.

When deficiency in phosphorus occurs, it leads to loss of appetite, anemia, muscle pain, improper bone formation (rickets), numbness and a weakend immune system.

Too much phosphorus in the blood stream is not good either. What the body does is sending calcium – out of your bones – to neutralize the access of it. Calcium is excreted from bones, thus weakening them. This process can cause calcification of internal organs, increasing risk of heart attach and other vascular diseases.

Phosphorus is found in many foods, but the easiest way to absorb it from is meat. From plant sources, our bodies absorb only about 50% of the available phosphorus in them.

Here are some foods rich in phosphorus for your consumption!

Pumpkin seeds & other seeds: Sunflower, Squash
Cheese, Romano
Fish: Salmon, Carp, Mackerel
Shellfish, scallops
Nuts: Almonds, Pine nuts, Pistachios, Cashews, Brazil nuts
Pork, lean sirloin
Beef and veal, lean variety
Non-fat yogurt
Soy foods
Beans and Lentils

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