VEGALYSIS

Minerals

Phosphorus — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians

A mineral of bone and energy metabolism.

Optimal range

2.8–4.5 mg/dL

How a value is read

Deficient< 2.5 mg/dL
Below optimal2.5 – 2.8 mg/dL
Optimal2.8 – 4.5 mg/dL
Above optimal4.5 – 5 mg/dL
Markedly high> 5 mg/dL

Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.

Why it matters on a plant-based diet

Linked with calcium and vitamin D in bone metabolism. Plant phosphorus (from phytate) is less bioavailable.

A single marker decides nothing

Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.

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Units

  • mg/dL
  • mmol/L× 3.097 → mg/dL

VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.

Names seen on lab reports

phosphorus · phosphate · фосфор · фосфаты

Sources

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Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.