NHS data reveal a dramatic rise in people with a main diagnosis of anaemia, caused by lack of iron, and B vitamin deficiencies.
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There were 191,927 NHS admissions for conditions caused by iron deficiency in 2023/2024, compared with 173,227 the previous year – a rise of 11 per cent. That is almost 10 times higher than in 1998/1999.
The vitamin deficiencies behind a surge in hospital admissions
They blame it on food costs – which is their guess – but pushing everyone into vegetarian eating is also a prime suspect. B-12 deficiency is one of the leading issues they are dealing with and also leads to anemia.
