Question: who is most at risk of developing a nutrient deficiency?
Answer: Population groups at particular risk of nutrient deficiencies include women of childbearing age, especially pregnant and lactating women [29,30,31,32,33], infants and toddlers [34,35], children [33,36], adolescents [31], older adults [33,34,37], obese individuals [38], and the critically ill [17].