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Malnutrition is the most common cause of low alkaline phosphatase. In particular, inadequate consumption of vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin C, zinc, and magnesium are the most common nutritional causes, along with excess consumption of vitamin D.
Alkaline phosphatase can also indicate a liver dysfunction or severe liver failure, which can be caused by cirrhosis (the condition in which the cells are destroyed by the liver), or hepatitis (liver inflammation). Both vitamin B12 and iron deficiency anaemia types often involve having low levels of alkaline phosphatase.