Phos­phor­ic acid is of par­tic­u­lar val­ue to the human body. It active­ly par­tic­i­pates in the process of metab­o­lism of fats, car­bo­hy­drates, as well as in the con­struc­tion of enzyme com­po­nents. Togeth­er with cal­ci­um, the microele­ment con­tributes to the for­ma­tion of tooth enam­el and bone skele­ton. Acid is no less impor­tant for the func­tion­ing of mus­cles, res­pi­ra­to­ry organs, mus­cu­loskele­tal sys­tem and men­tal activ­i­ty.

In addi­tion, phos­pho­rus per­forms a num­ber of oth­er func­tions that are of great impor­tance in human life:

• The sub­stance is involved in the divi­sion and devel­op­ment of cel­lu­lar struc­tures. Pro­motes inten­sive regen­er­a­tion.
• Thanks to its pres­ence in the body, the process of absorp­tion of oth­er ele­ments (min­er­als and vit­a­mins) improves.
• The func­tion­ing of the car­dio­vas­cu­lar sys­tem and kid­neys is nor­mal­ized, and the mus­cles of the heart are strength­ened.
• Phos­pho­rus com­pounds also take part in ener­gy metab­o­lism.

That is why it is rec­om­mend­ed to intro­duce phos­pho­rus-con­tain­ing foods into your diet to avoid a short­age of this vital ele­ment.

How much is required?

The rec­om­mend­ed dosage is 700 mg/day.

Where is it kept?

Phos­pho­rus is found in abun­dance in pro­tein-rich ani­mal foods, so a high-pro­tein diet auto­mat­i­cal­ly meets your phos­pho­rus needs.

Even veg­e­tar­i­ans are not at great risk of defi­cien­cy, since many grains con­tain a lot of phos­pho­rus, and high veg­etable con­sump­tion can also meet the require­ment.

You can even get a lot of phos­pho­rus from soft drinks (our favorite is sug­ar-free diet colas).

Top 8 foods con­tain­ing phos­pho­rus

• Beans (green, pin­to, Turk­ish)
• Cere­als (oat, wheat, corn and bar­ley cere­als)
• Dairy
• Fish, meat, poul­try
• Peanut
• Eggs
• Wal­nuts
• Soft drinks

Basic Prac­ti­cal Rec­om­men­da­tion

If your diet is any­thing close to healthy, you don’t need to wor­ry about phos­pho­rus.