Posted on 12/02/2016 11:35:48 PM PST by nickcarraway
I guess that explains my hair! LOL
How bleeding STUPID are these people who have it?
Don't they teach about this is schools anymore?
Having diagnosed at least half a dozen cases of scurvy over the years I wouldn’t say they are dumb. Just their diet is. It’s not like they’re Bernie voters! However my impression is most of my fellow physicians aren’t good at recognizing it.
We learned all about scurvy in both science and history glasses in grammar school!
For all we know the only scurvy-victims they are registering are all refugees.
[...] there are still plenty of people - from all walks of life [e.g.: refugees from Pakistan, refugees from India, boat-people from Malaysia, asylum-seekers from Indonesia, etc.] - who are not getting the messages.
Regards,
Reasons are:
1. Junk/fast food, processed food consumption. Often little time, so it’s convenient.
2. Diabetics are particularly at risk but they often limit their consumption of fresh fruit, *worrying* about raising their blood glucose levels.
3. Overcooking fresh veggies.
In most cases, vit c deficiency can be solved by taking a vit c tablet daily combined with a healthy diet. It’s that simple if people get the message & pay attention to their health.
Theodore Dalrymple found scurvy and other nutrient-deficiency diseases among the white underclass in Britain. He said many of them were healthy only when they were in jail!
That’s interesting.
Can’t say the group you mention in Britain applies to Australia. We haven’t done a full study in Australia about affected, specific demographics. Not that I’m aware of so far. A full study is can be expensive too. Though reasons I mentioned before are key ones in Australia, and pretty much apply overall.
The limes being purchased for the Limeys were the cheap ones and didn’t stop the disease. Not all limes have the same amount of vitamin C content quality.
Limes are great, but I think Lemons are better.
Squeeze 1/2 or full a lemon in water every morning will go a long way in terms of health.
True. The junk-food factor is pretty much reflective of the underclass (or college students), while the other items you mention are more of the "good intentions but poor application" sort.
Australia introduced Vegemite to overcome Vitamin B deficiencies. Maybe the government should start a program to promote the use of Emergen-C. One packet a day would boost everyone right up.
>>>”Australia introduced Vegemite to overcome Vitamin B deficiencies.”<<<
You reminded me of a tv commercial about vegemite from time immemorial: ‘ we’re happy little vegemites...’ It’s an acquired taste and spread it on toast sparingly.
The Brits actually have an almost equivalent “Marmite” or even “Bovril”. Vegemite has a sharper, more intense taste than Marmite. Nowadays there’s salt reduced vegemite, but still includes vit B6 & B12. I wouldn’t go on a vegemite diet to get those vitamins though.
>>>”Maybe the government should start a program to promote the use of Emergen-C. One packet a day would boost everyone right up.”<<<
Best Vitamin C supplement (tablet) is a slow-release one. Otherwise it’d go thru the body & out very quickly.
A friend in Australia sent me some Vegemite once (before it was readily available in the U.S.). I liked it pretty well on toast with an egg, because I like salt on my eggs.
Haha, yep, that’s a great combination!
Vitamins, protein, and fiber!
You liked it? Yikes! I tried it once.It looks like the goo you'd scrape from a car's oil pan...and tastes like it too.
To each his own,I guess!
Must have outsourced the medical research to the Clinton Foundation. /sarc.
I thought it tasted like beef soup concentrate: not something I’d generally eat with a spoon, but spread on toast it was just salty and faintly brown-tasting.
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