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Phosphorus is an essential mineral that is usually found in nature combined with oxygen as phosphate. Most of the phosphate in the human body is in bone, but phosphate-containing molecules (phospholipids) are also important components of cell membranes and lipoprotein particles, such as HDL and LDL (�good� and �bad� cholesterols, respectively). Small amounts of phosphate play important roles in numerous biochemical reactions throughout the body.

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Phosphorus has been used in connection with the following health conditions:

Used for	Amount	Why
Osteoporosis and Elderly People Taking Calcium Supplements	Refer to label instructions	[2 stars] Taking calcium can interfere with phosphorus absorption. Seniors with low phosphorus levels in their diet may want to take supplemental calcium in a phosphorus-containing preparation. Learn More
Close Osteoporosis and Elderly People Taking Calcium Supplements While phosphorus is essential for bone formation, most people do not require phosphorus supplementation, because the typical western diet provides ample or even excessive amounts of phosphorus. One study, however, has shown that taking calcium can interfere with the absorption of phosphorus, potentially leading to phosphorus deficiency in elderly people, whose diets may contain less phosphorus.¹� The authors of this study recommend that, for elderly people, at least some of the supplemental calcium be taken in the form of tricalcium phosphate or some other phosphorus-containing preparation.

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Phosphorus has been used in connection with the following health conditions:

Osteoporosis and Elderly People Taking Calcium Supplements