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Which disease did sailors get if they didn't eat enough vegetables?
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∙ 6y ago
It was scurvy - a disease causing weakness, anaemia, gingivitis (gum disease - teeth falling out), and skin haemorrhages caused by a prolonged deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the sailors' diet.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoCalled scurvy, caused by a deficiency of vitamin C
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