QUOTE(babyvey @ Sep 29 2009, 09:20 AM)
Yea I know calcium cos when I was young, my mom would shove milk, yogurt and all that good stuff down my throat saying that I need calcium to grow tall. HAHA.
I just found a site:
http://www.hoptechno.com/book29o.htm that has cleared up most of my questions.. Hehe..
OMG.. I can't believe I'm digging up on all this stuff when I failed all the way through highschool because of lack of interest in studying. = =
What I've learnt is.. Phosphorus is an element that give you strong bones and teeth and it also helps the release of energy during metabolism... So since it gives them strong bones, why the calcium deficiency? I understand that phosphorus will inhibit the absorption of calcium, but why do they need calcium if phosphorus already does what calcium does?
As far as what i understand, calcium and phos are like a pair. Where ever the phos go, the calcium goes too. Every gram of phosphorus ingested in the diet, the body must match that with another gram of calcium before the phosphorus can be absorbed through the bloodstream. Phos are absorbed more efficiently than calcium.. Both have different job properties in the body.. That part im not so sure in sugar gliders tho

Btw i found this~ It refers to the human body tho i think:
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Phosphorus by itself is used in only a few medically significant conditions. It is not needed as frequently as calcium to balance the ratio between these two minerals. However, phosphorus has been used to treat many kinds of bone problems; it (along with calcium) helps in healing fractures by minimizing calcium loss from bones. It is used in the treatment of osteolmalacia, where there is decreased bone mineral content, and in osteoporosis, where total bone mass is decreased. Rickets has also been treated with phosphorus, as well as with calcium and vitamin D.
Rebalancing the calcium-phosphorus ratio in the diet can help reduce stress and many problems relating to calcium metabolism, arthritis being one example. Tooth and gum problems can be alleviated with dietary phosphorus, again in balance with calcium. Cancer research has revealed that cancer cells tend to lose phosphorus more readily than do normal cells, so phosphorus may be useful in the nutritional support of cancer patients; however, a high phosphorus-to-calcium intake is to be avoided.