The dietary intake of phosphate and the serum phosphate concentration are important matters not just for persons with renal disease, but for the general public as well. It has recently been determined that phosphate additives in food may harm the health of persons with normal renal function (1, e1). This judgment has been made on the basis of large-scale epidemiological studies and is supported by the latest findings of basic research.

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