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∙ 12y agoEat a diet that contains proper intake of all the food groups. Scurvy is usually caused by consuming large amounts of grain products over a long period of time. Scurvy is fairly rare. If you eat nothing but grain based foods without ingesting foods with protein and other essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, you end up disrupting your digestive functions and depriving your body of the essential needs for proper growth, health and physical development.
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∙ 14y agoScurvy is a deficiency in vitamin C. Get plenty of vitamin C. Either use supplements, or eat or drink things that are rich in vitamin C. The British navy used to provide limes for this.
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∙ 14y agoSailors usually prevented scurvy by eating fruit.
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∙ 12y agotake vitamin c
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As far back as 80 AD Mongolians avoided scurvy by consuming large quantities of what animal's ascorbic acid filled milk?
Horses
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't have enough fresh fruit and vegetables?
scurvy
What disease is associated with vitamin c deficiency?
scurvy
Does vitamin c cause scurvy?
Scurvy is a condition caused by lack of Vitamin C; it is not a disease.
What disease may be caused by a vitamin c deficiency?
A disease known as scurvy is caused by a vitamin c deficiency
What kind of vitamin is a Scurvy?
Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
What countries does scurvy occur most in?
anyone can get scurvy. scurvy is a condition where your body is lacking vitamin C
When does the scurvy deficiency occur?
Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.
Origin of pirate phrase scurvy dog?
Scurvy dog
How many died of scurvy during the civil war?
About 23 died from scurvy from the union and 8 died from scurvy from the Confederate
Prevention from scurvy fever?
Scurvy is caused by vitamin c deficiency. Consuming vitamin c soon cures scurvy fever.
How is scurvy treated?
through vitamin c helping to stop scurvy
