Paul Saladino· MD
Now a pound of meat has about a gram of phosphorus so I think that for every pound of meat we're eating as people on animal-based diets we need to get about a gram of calcium
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Now a pound of meat has about a gram of phosphorus so I think that for every pound of meat we're eating as people on animal-based diets we need to get about a gram of calcium
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I think it's important to balance calcium and phosphorus in your diet so a lot of us eat lots of meat which I think is a very healthy food for humans and organs these foods are high in phosphorus balancing that phosphorus with calcium from dairy is a good way to mimic what your ancestors have done historically and I think that it's a healthy choice from a biochemical perspective of your human body