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Common Causes of
Phosphorus Increase:
Parathyroid dysfunction, kidney
dysfunction, excessive phosphoric
acid in soft drinks.
Important Fact: Children will have
an increase in Phosphorus due to
normal
bone growth. In addition, people
with fractures will usually reveal an
increase.
Less Common Causes of
Phosphorus Increase: Bone
tumors, edema,
ovarian hyper-function, diabetes,
excess intake of vitamin D
Common Causes of
Phosphorus Decrease:
Parathyroid Hyper-function,
osteomalacia, rickets
Less Common Causes of
Phosphorus Decrease: Diabetes,
liver dysfunction,
protein malnutrition,
neurofibromatosis, myxedema
Nutrition Tip: Phosphorus is
frequently decreased with diets
high in refined
sugars
Clinical Note: Suspect Vitamin D
deficiency with low levels of
calcium,
phosphorus and increased levels
of alkaline phosphorus
Clinical Note: Phosphorus is a
general indicator of digestive
function. Consider
hypochlorhydria when phosphorus
is below 3.0 and total serum
globulin is
greater than 3.0 or less than 2.4
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