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Increased phosphate intake elevates blood pressure in healthy adults

Processed cheese is particularly high in phosphorus, but many processed foods also contain large amounts from additives. A high level of phosphate in the blood can lead to an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate in healthy adults. (Image: Fábio Alves/Unsplash | CC0)
Processed cheese is particularly high in phosphorus, but many processed foods also contain large amounts from additives. A high level of phosphate in the blood can lead to an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate in healthy adults. (Image: Fábio Alves/Unsplash | CC0)

If more phosphate is consumed with food, blood pressure and pulse rate increase in healthy young adults. These findings were shown by a study led by the University of Basel and published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

23 August 2018

Processed cheese is particularly high in phosphorus, but many processed foods also contain large amounts from additives. A high level of phosphate in the blood can lead to an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate in healthy adults. (Image: Fábio Alves/Unsplash | CC0)
Processed cheese is particularly high in phosphorus, but many processed foods also contain large amounts from additives. A high level of phosphate in the blood can lead to an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate in healthy adults. (Image: Fábio Alves/Unsplash | CC0)

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