Dietary Phosphorus Excess: A Risk Factor in Chronic Bone, Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Jaime Uribarri, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Mona S. Calvo, PhD, USDA, Laurel, MD

Presentations

Phosphorus Content of the US Food Supply: Issues and Considerations, Mona S. Calvo, PhD, USDA, Laurel, MD

Excess Dietary Phosphorus Intake Influences the Risk and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease, Jaime Uribarri, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Effects of Dietary Phosphorus Excess on Bone Health, Eiji Takeda, PhD,  University of Tokushima, Japan

Factors Affecting High Phosphorus Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Orlando Gutierrez, MD, MMSc, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Strategies to Assess the Usual Phosphorus Intake in Population Studies, Katherine L. Tucker, PhD, Northeastern University, Boston, MA