Phosphorus for Bone Health and Energy Metabolism

# Phosphorus for Bone Health and Energy Metabolism

## Summary

Phosphorus is an essential mineral required for many physiological functions. It is the second-most abundant mineral in the human body after calcium and is found mostly in bones and teeth, with the remainder in cells and blood. Bone structure: combines with calcium to form hydroxyapatite crystals that give bones and teeth strength.

## Benefits

Energy production: central to ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the body’s primary energy molecule.

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