Tag: Bioavailabillity
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The Phosphorous Trap: How Bioavailability and Food Additives Impact Chronic Kidney Disease
High phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been directly related to increased mortality rates (Figure 1)(Noori et al. 2010). In CKD patients experiencing progressive loss of kidney function, a phosphorus-restricted diet is often a management method for hyperphosphatemia. In this condition, net intestinal absorption exceeds renal excretion and/or dialysis removal of…