I did this board for the first time a couple years ago. It used to be a “Safe or Sneaky” board but eventually just morphed into the present, “Sneaky Phosphorus” board. I’ve often wondered what would happen to phosphorus levels if there were no inorganic phosphates to worry about. Â I think it would be very good. However, since they are here to stay, the best thing to do is to know how to find them and then look for an alternative product.
I have an “Inspect for P-H-O-S” handout that I use for monthly education with this board. You can download it here. Any handout talking about phos additives is a great adjunct with this board (obviously…)
I put a special section on finding phosphate additives on the label for this dialysis board. Â I have heard more than once, “I read the label and said it didn’t have any phosphorus!” Â Translation: “Phosphorus was not listed in the nutrition facts.” Â Learning to look in the teeny-tiny “ingredients” type on a label is the key when looking for Mr. P-H-O-S, which shows a phosphate additive.
And, yes!  I love to share! You can find this board in the Renal Education Library under the “Bulletin Board” or “Freebie” section. You can also purchase on RD2RD.com here!
What else would you put on this board to improve it? Â Comment below with products or other items that
I really like the board. Only thing I would add is some pictures or examples of Fast Food. People that eat a large amount of Fast Food alsways seem to have high phosphorus levels. Even just occasional stops like a Breakfast McMuffin on the way to dialysis appears to affect levels.
Adding fast food would be a wonderful addition!
Great board! Have you put up the handout yet?
I have a handout series on phos coming out soon but is not done yet. Hopefully by end of October!
I love your bulletin boards! I’d love the file. Do you have the handouts completed yet?
Hi Susan – Yes! My “Low Down on Phos” series can be found in the Renal Education Library. I’ve done one handout every month for 5 months to hit phos at every angle possible. I always felt like this helped me uncover root cause of high phos with difficult patients.
Phosphorus -ugh! This bulletin board would be great for education in my clinic. How can I receive the file?
I would love to receive a file for this bulletin board!
Hi Christine! I just uploaded this file tonight to the Renal Education Library! You can find this board in the Renal Education Library under the “Bulletin Board” or “Freebie” section. You can also purchase on RD2RD.com here!. This board goes great with the “Inspect for P-H-O-S” handout that you can download by becoming a member of the site here.
-Jess
I THINK PHOSPHORUS AMOUNTS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE ON NUTRITION FACTS LABELS. They almost never are. For instance, if on the ingredients label, you see chicken, turkey, starch, or anything with the word “potato” in it, it has PHOSPHORUS. Even is “phos” appears absolutely nowhere. Let’s please get a petition started.
Hi Matt, we couldn’t agree more! It would be great for consumers to start a petition. There has been advocacy for labelling of phosphorus by the National Kidney Foundation and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that is ongoing but the more people that raise their voices and concern the more likely there will be change.