Do you think a vegetarian has ever been diagnosed with scurvy before?!
Do you think a vegetarian has ever been diagnosed with scurvy before?
It could happen right?
Answers:
Well since scurvy is the deficiency of vitamin C, yes it could happen to vegetarians as well as any other diet. If a vegetarian doesn't eat the right foods and get vitamin C yes it could. Not as likely but still probable.
Best source is fruit but there are many other ways as well.
In the old days sailors went months without vitamin C and got scurvy. Sailors heading south would stock up on fruit and they would consume during their voyage. Limes became popular and easy to transport so ships would be stocked with limes. This is how the English became known as Limeys.
Scurvy is caused by the lack of Vitamin C, Vitamin C is provided by fruit and veg not dairy or meats. So answer to your question is no.
I've never heard of it happening, but I suppose it could. After all, there are some junk food vegetarians out there. A few years ago, I heard about a kid who got scurvy, because for a long time he had refused to eat anything but pizza. I suppose if you eat nothing but cheese pizzas and Doritos, you could eventually get scurvy.
This is a funny one. Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C. Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is definitely one way to avoid it. If you are curious what happens to a person with scurvy, first wounds will not heal properly, then the skin just starts to bleed. The person then bleeds out of their eyes. This is because vitamin C helps to build the walls around the cells of the body. Even the person's teeth will fall out because the gums cannot hold them in place. Basically the person falls apart and bleeds to death.