Iron, vitamin D and B12 deficiency are the commonest deficiencies in the UK - particularly if you're on a plant-based diet or are a woman before the menopause.
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Iron, vitamin D and B12 are all essential to your health but are also the commonest deficiencies in the UK. Most people won't have any symptoms or will just feel run-down or a bit "off".
Some of us are at particularly high risk of iron, vitamin D or vitamin B12 deficiency:
This simple blood test screens for all these common deficiencies and is particularly useful if you're in one of the higher risk groups or if you're just concerned that you're not getting enough essential vitamins.
Picking up a deficiency means you can quickly work to fix it, whether by changing your diet or lifestyle, or by taking a supplement to boost your levels and solve any related symptoms.
Description provided by Selph.
This test measures the vitamin D levels in the blood. Vitamin D is essential to regulate calcium and phosphate balance, and is important to help keep bones and muscles healthy.
Concerned about anaemia, bone marrow function, or recovery from blood disorders? This test measures reticulocytes, immature red blood cells that indicate how well your bone marrow is producing new blood cells.
This test measures ferritin levels in the blood, correlating directly with total body iron stores. Ferritin is more sensitive at recognising iron deficiency than a simple iron test.
