High phosphorus intake and gut-related parameters – results of a randomized placebo-controlled human intervention study

Abstract Background In recent years, high phosphate intakes were discussed critically. In the small intestine, a part of the ingested phosphate and calcium precipitates to amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), which in turn can precipitate other intestinal substances, thus leading to a beneficial modul...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Trautvetter, Amélia Camarinha-Silva, Gerhard Jahreis, Stefan Lorkowski, Michael Glei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0331-4