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!