Many people in the UK are failing to get enough of three vitamins and minerals, which may not be on their radar.
Selenium, iodine and riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, are among the nutrients found to be lacking in UK diets.
Other deficiencies of concern, which may be more well known, are vitamin D, folate (vitamin B9), iron, calcium, and potassium, according to a new analysis of the Government’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey, published this year.
“The outcomes are probably indicating that as a nation, we’re not eating a balanced diet,” said Bridget Benelam of the British Nutrition Foundation.
The number of deficiencies has risen since the last time the survey was published, in 2016.
