AR-News: Is Low-Carb Eating Increasing Scurvy?

[jim robertson]

Is Low-Carb Eating Increasing Scurvy?
Eating Low-Carb? Don't Forget Potatoes, Other Foods Rich in Vitamin C

By  Jeanie Lerche Davis


Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD
on Thursday, June 10, 2004

June 10, 2004 -- The ancient mariners had scurvy. And apparently, plenty of 
Americans today have it, too. We're not getting enough vitamin C, the main 
preventative for scurvy or vitamin C deficiency, researchers say. Could 
low-carb eating be to blame?

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