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Low HCI levels are very common. The older you are, the more likely you are to have low levels. About 30 per cent of the population over the age of 65 will be low in stomach acid (a condition known as hypochlorhydria).

There are a number of factors at work here, including stress and age. However, another is nutrient deficiency. Low levels of the mineral zinc and vitamins B1 and B6 can also play their part. Deficiencies in zinc and B vitamins are extremely common and are caused by not eating enough of the foods plentiful in these nutrients, to chronic stress (which increases our need for these nutrients) or to depleted levels caused by alcohol consumption or smoking.