If low phosphorus foods are good for CRF cats, shouldn't we feed low phosphorus foods to healthy cat

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So, one of my 5 cats was diagnosed with CRF.  As a volunteer at a local shelter I'm very familiar with CRF and it's treatments.  I've got a list of all the lowest phosphorus canned foods and have switched the CRF kitty to very low phosphorus foods.

My cats all ate Natural Balance canned for the last 5 years, which just happens to be one of the highest phosphorus foods out there. It just gets me to thinking that if 30% of all cats succumb to this horrible disease, couldnt we slow it down or prevent it by feeding lower phosphorus foods to begin with?  I've been trying to start a canned food rotation instead of just pure Natural Balance and I'm having a beast of a time finding a lower phosphorus food all 5 cats will eat.

Anyone with CRF cats thought about this before?  I only feed ultra premium with the best ingredients canned and a very small amount of Pinnacle Cat dry as a snack to the healthy kitties.  The CRF kitty gets whatever he will eat, usually one of the low phosphorus Fancy Feast varieties. 
 

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There are benefits to everything. And what's good for someone with a health problem isn't necessarily good for someone who's healthy. For instance, some people need a super-low-sodium diet. But it's not healthy for someone without those health problems to severely restrict sodium intake. Likewise, phosphorus has health benefits (http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/minerals/health-benefits-of-phosphorus.html), unless your kidneys aren't working right. Feeding a low-phosphorus diet wouldn't prevent kidney problems.
 
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