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  • Haitian prisoners are severely malnourished, study finds

    December 19, 2022

    Men in Haitian prisons are consuming fewer than 500 calories a day and are at risk for developing scurvy and beriberi because of nutritional deficiencies,鈥�

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  • Ahoy, Scurvy Awareness!

    Today is Talk like a Pirate Day, which is a great opportunity to shed some light on scurvy - a disease that is often associated with those who sail the seven鈥�

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  • Are you getting enough vitamin C?

    Scurvy in the 21st century? Not quite, but researchers say most of us aren鈥檛 getting nearly enough vitamin C in our diets to ward off cancer, heart disease and鈥�