Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may be at risk of scurvy if you don't eat enough fruit and vegetable containing vitamin C. (Getty Images) (Alexander Spatari ...

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Most people are aware that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is important for overall health. But not having enough — or any — fresh produce raises the risk of developing a serious health ...

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Arrr! Now considered an ancient disease of sailors, recent research shows that scurvy is still harming vulnerable populations struggling to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Reading time 4 ...

If you’re feeling unusually tired or bruising more easily than you used to, it may not be routine aging. It could be scurvy. We often think of this condition as an old-timey illness that affected ...

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ ...

Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be re-emerging thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight loss surgery, a new ...

People taking GLP-1 weight loss injections could be at risk of developing scurvy, top dieticians have warned. The condition, a severe vitamin C deficiency, is traditionally associated with the ...

A 7-year-old boy with severe autism was diagnosed with scurvy after presenting with unexplained petechiae, gum swelling, and leg pain. His extremely limited diet, restricted to French fries, pizza, ...