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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.
In the normal adult population, the range of alkaline phosphatase is between 50 to 75 mg/dl. The assay must be performed only when the patient has fasted since ingestion of food will cause the level of the enzyme to rise in the bloodstream which can lead to erroneous clinical data.