Scurvy: Vitamin C Deficiency Threatens
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•Scurvy Is Making a Surprising Comeback
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Researchers in the U.S. and elsewhere are warning that cases of scurvy might be climbing.
Scurvy is the disease caused by a severe and chronic deficiency of vitamin C.
Symptoms include skin lesions, loose teeth, internal bleeding, and eventually death if left untreated.
Study: Up to 41% of American adults have insufficient levels of the vitamin C, including 6% who met the criteria for deficiency.
Doctors should be willing to look for signs of scurvy in people at higher risk, Daglilar says.
People can also proactively reach out to their doctors for testing, he adds.
Scurvy may never again be the danger that it was during the olden days of sea travel.
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