Before multivitamins and food pyramids, sailors were learning nutrition the hardest way possible. This video explores how ...

Scurvy is often thought of as an archaic disease that affected sailors in the 18th century, when it was common for as many as two-thirds of a ship’s crew to die from it on a long sea voyage.

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While rates of scurvy are nowhere near as high as they once were ...

A condition that killed millions of sailors between the 16th and 18th centuries has resurfaced, and looks set to become more prevalent in regions of the world you'd least expect to see it. Scurvy ...

Scurvy may not be a disease you hear much about in the 21st century, but it was once a major concern for sailors and seafarers. It killed more than two million sailors between the time Columbus ...

The cost-of-living crisis may have helped bring about a return of the ancient sailors' disease scurvy, doctors have warned. Scurvy had been chronicled as far back as the 13th century but is mostly ...

First associated with pre-18th century sailors, scurvy is commonly thought of as a condition of the past. But research published in the scientific journal BMJ Case Reports on Tuesday suggested ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in ...