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Why did someone in the 18 century had idea of giving sailors lime juice to cure scurvy?
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because they are stupid
Quinton Schimmel
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What were some of the dangers sailors and explorers faced at sea in the 15th century?
scurvy
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't have enough fresh fruit and vegetables?
scurvy
How did sailors avoid scurvy?
Sailors ate Sauerkraut to prevent scurvy because it was high in vitamin C and a lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy
What are the diseases related to nutritional and diet causes?
Scurvy - Vitamin C deficiency. Most common in sailors in the 18th century.
Why did so many sailors die of scurvy in the 16th and17th century?
They died because the didn`t have enough vitimin c
Did the Mary Rose sailors have Scurvy?
No none of the sailors on the Mary Rose had scurvy. Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage and her crew were not at sea long enough to get it.
What did James Lind notice about dutch sailors?
James Lind noticed that Dutch sailors who consumed oranges and lemons did not develop scurvy, while those who did not consume these citrus fruits suffered from the disease. This observation led Lind to conduct the first clinical trial on scurvy and he concluded that citrus fruits were effective in preventing and treating the disease.
Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
What disease did sailors often get in Tudor times and why?
sailers in the 1400s suffered from scurvy because of the lack of vitman C.x
What disease did the sailors have in the Tudor times?
scurvy, black death or food poisoning
When sailors had no fresh food to eat what disease could they get?
Scurvy
What did British sailors eat to prevent scurvy?
lime juice
