What's your vitamin status?

Eat your fruits and vegetables, they are good for you! Is probably one of the most repeated statements we've heard as a child. Yet as adults it's one of the least adhered to statements! Don't ever say you're not stubborn again! Yes fruits and vegetables are essential to human health and they are directly linked to your current health status.

A recent study carried out by the Guardian stated that the number of people admitted to hospital in England because of a lack of vitamins or minerals is soaring, according to analysis of NHS figures.

In 2023-24 there were 191,927 admissions where the main reason was a lack of iron, up 11% on 2022-23. The figure is almost 10 times the 20,396 hospital admissions for lack of iron in 1998-99.

There were also 2,630 admissions in 2023-24 where B vitamin deficiency (other than folate) was the main reason, up 15% on the previous year and more than triple the 833 in 1998-99, according to the NHS data.

Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anaemia resulted in 3,490 hospital admissions in 2023-24, similar to the previous year but up fourfold from 836 in 1998-99, analysis by the PA Media news agency found.

Here at Made Whole Nutrition we offer the Nutrient Core Report Test and the Organic Acid Test which can give you a general oversight of your nutrient status.

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