Caused by a lack of vitamin C, the potentially fatal disease was a scourge of pirates and sailors in the heyday of the British Empire, but was thought to be largely a thing of the past. ...full story at digg
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Are Your Kids Getting Enough Vitamin D? » digg Vitamin D deficiency is more widespread than commonly thought, and as a result the American Academy of Pediatrics will announce today that it is doubling the amount of vitamin D it recommends for infants, children, and adolescents to 400 IU a day,... |
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