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Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show

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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 admissions for lack of Iron in 1998-99 .

2,630 admissions where B vitamin deficiency (other than folate) was main reason, up 15% on the previous year .

Royal College of GPs said the rise in admissions was concerning.

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