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Originally Posted by Niamh.
The first thing I think of when I hear the word scurvy is Pirates, I knew it was a Vit C deficiency but like you I thought (don't ask me why) that you'd break out in sores like scabbies
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Fun factoid: the American term "Limey" for British people comes from the fact that ships coming from Britain often brought along crates of limes as a vitamin C source to stave off scurvey, because a "sea diet" (of non-perishables like grains and rice, plus fish fish and fish) will be lacking in Vit C.
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