The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ ...

Risk factors for scurvy include poor nutrition, gastric bypass surgery, dialysis, alcoholism, psychiatric history and eating disorders.

Doctors have detected the rare disease of scurvy in Australia, in what one medical journal has labelled a potential “cost-of-living” case.

Scurvy, a condition caused by vitamin C deficiency was first linked to sailors during the Renaissance era. Economic hardships ...

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the ...

The cost of living is cited in two recent cases of the disease associated with sailors centuries ago.

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the ...

A DISEASE first reported in Ancient Greek and Egyptian times is making a comeback, doctors have warned. The cost of living ...

A study published in August found that more than half the world doesn’t consume enough micronutrients essential to health, ...

Sethi explained that clicking sounds at the joints could be a warning sign that you need more vitamin D3 or calcium; two nutrients which are essential for bone health. You can find vitamin D3 in foods ...

Experts reveal everything you need to know about vitamin D, from how likely you are to be deficient, to which supplements to ...