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== Adverse health effects ==
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[[Hyperphosphatemia]], or a high blood level of phosphates, is associated with elevated [[Mortality rate|mortality]] in the general population. The most common cause of hyperphosphatemia in people, dogs, and cats is kidney failure. In cases of hyperphosphatemia, limitting consumption of phosphate-rich foods, such as meatsome meats and dairy items and foods with a high phosphate-to-protein ratio, such as soft drinks, fast food, processed foods, condiments, and other products containing phosphate-salt additives is advised.<ref>Renal Dietitian Team, ''[https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/leaflets/files/56112Pphosphate.pdf Reducing phosphate in your diet]'', Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2022 review </ref>
Phosphates induce vascular [[calcification]], and a high concentration of phosphates in blood was found to be a predictor of [[Cardiovascular disease|cardiovascular events]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Ritz|first1=Eberhard|last2=Hahn|first2=Kai|last3=Ketteler|first3=Markus|last4=Kuhlmann|first4=Martin K.|last5=Mann|first5=Johannes|date=January 2012|title=Phosphate additives in food--a health risk|journal=Deutsches Ärzteblatt International|volume=109|issue=4|pages=49–55|doi=10.3238/arztebl.2012.0049|issn=1866-0452|pmc=3278747|pmid=22334826}}</ref>
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