At-risk groups for vitamin B2 deficiency include individuals with
- Age >= 65 years
- Young women
- Underweight (BMI < 18.5)
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Heavy physical activity
- Severe diseases
- After operations and traumas
- High cigarette consumption
- Chronic alcohol abuse
- Severe malnutrition and malnutrition
- Long-term parenteral nutrition
- Malabsorption (Crohn’s disease, sprue, chronic enteritis).
- Diabetes mellitus due to losses via urine
- Chronic hemodialysis
- Taking drugs (barbiturates, chlorpromazine, hormonal contraceptives) – in particular, riboflavin requirements increase due to interactions with various drugs (for example, certain antidepressants).
Note on the state of supply (National Consumption Study II 2008).
20% of men and 26% of women do not reach the recommended daily intake.
