The Role of Large Mammals as Vitamin C Sources for MIS 3 Hominins by José Luis Guil-Guerrero

“…Meanwhile, the dependence on small mammals could have caused an erratic distribution of viscera to be consumed by such hominins, thus leading to chronic scurvy, and compromising their survival. Then, the hunting of large mammals would have helped to meet the daily vitamin C needs, besides an efficient energy supply. …”
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Structure of proline 3-hydroxylase. Evolution of the family of 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases. by Clifton, I, Hsueh, L, Baldwin, J, Harlos, K, Schofield, C

“…In the vitamin C deficient disease, scurvy, reduced activity of 2-OG oxygenases results in impaired formation of collagen. …”

Health challenges on research and cruise ship expeditions to Antarctica by Travis Heggie, Thomas Küpper

“…Early Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery (1895–1922) returned reports of frostbite, scurvy, snow blindness, and death. Today, over 50,000 people travel to the Antarctic each year via research expeditions, commercial cruise ships (tourism), and research cruises. …”
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Increasing vitamin C through agronomic biofortification of arugula microgreens by Shivani Kathi, Haydee Laza, Sukhbir Singh, Leslie Thompson, Wei Li, Catherine Simpson

“…Unfortunately, Vit C cannot be produced in humans and is ingested through diet while severe deficiencies can lead to scurvy. However, consumption is often inconsistent, and foods vary in Vit C concentrations. …”
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In Vivo Evaluation of Antirrhinum majus’ Wound-Healing Activity by Fadi G. Saqallah, Wafaa M. Hamed, Wamidh H. Talib

“…The traditional uses of this plant to treat gum scurvy, various tumors, ulcers, and hemorrhoids were the main idea behind this study. …”
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A new diet scheduling model for Malaysian school children using zero-one optimization approach by Ali, M., Sufahani, S., Ismail, Z.

“…Moreover, it is essential for resisting and preventing diseases and infection that may lead to problems such as anemia, scurvy and rickets. In recent studies, medical researchers have discovered that good nutrition can help to reduce the risks of coronary heart disease and certain types of cancer. …”

Bone health in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a narrative review by Kaitlin B. Proctor, Eugene Rodrick, Staci Belcher, William G. Sharp, Joseph M. Kindler

“…Malnutrition resulting in under-consumption of energy and/or nutrients that are integral to bone health can also cause conditions that impact the musculoskeletal system, including low body weight, scurvy due to vitamin C deficiency, and rickets due to vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Growth and health status of children and adolescents in medieval Central Europe by Krenz-Niedbała Marta

“…However, city life and village life were supposed to differ in factors correlated with the spread of infections, and as such it was expected to find significant differences in respiratory health among early-urban and rural dwellers.The prevalences of diet-dependent diseases, scurvy and rickets, were found to be statistically indistinguishable among the three studied populations, while higher frequency of skeletal signs of poor respiratory health was observed in early-urban Cedynia than rural Słaboszewo. …”
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A critical review on integrating bio fortification in crops for sustainable agricultural development and nutritional security by Rubby Sandhu, Nischay Chaudhary, Bindia, Rafeeya Shams, Kunal Singh, Vinay Kumar Pandey

“…Widespread malnutrition, characterized by ailments such as anemia, rickets, and scurvy, is a direct consequence of this nutritional imbalance. …”
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Silver-Coated Gold Nanorods as Optical Probes for the Sensitive Detection of Ascorbic Acid in Tablets by Shuai Wen, Min Huang, Ru Cheng, Jie Gao, Jian Wang

“…Ascorbic acid (AA) has been widely used to improve human health since it was first found, such as resisting scurvy, enhancing immunity, and preventing arteriosclerosis. …”
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The interplay between vitamin C and thyroid by Bahareh Farasati Far, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Elina Ghondaghsaz, Mohammad Amin Habibi, Amirmohammad Khalaji

“…Abstract Introduction Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water‐soluble vitamin, that plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of scurvy. As vitamin C is an antioxidant and thyroid function may be affected and may affect vitamin C levels, for the first time, we aimed to provide a detailed review of all human studies evaluating the different roles of vitamin C in the thyroid gland. …”
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Megadose Vitamin C Prescription Through Alternative Medicine Leading to End-Stage Renal Disease: Case Study and Literature Review by Sasmit Roy MD, Prabal Chourasia MD, Vikram Sangani MD, Praveen Kumar Errabelli MD, Sumit S. Patel MD, Sreedhar Adapa MD

“…Standard low-dose vitamin C, ie, 500-1000 mg, is approved in medical conditions like methemoglobinemia, scurvy, burns and also helps iron absorption in anemia. …”
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Study on the Ascorbic Acid Content of rose Hip fruit Depending on Stationary Conditions by Sorina Ropciuc, Radu Cenușă, Rodica Căpriță, Iuliana Crețescu

“…Its lack in food causes the disease called scurvy which manifests itself by inflammated and bleeding gums, tooth loss. …”
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Plasma vitamin C levels: risk factors for deficiency and association with self-reported functional health in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk. by McCall, S, Clark, AB, Luben, RN, Wareham, NJ, Khaw, KT, Myint, PK

“…Poor self-reported functional health was associated with lower plasma vitamin C levels, which may reflect symptoms of latent scurvy.</p>…”

Dermatological Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Elisabetta Antonelli, Gabrio Bassotti, Marta Tramontana, Katharina Hansel, Luca Stingeni, Sandro Ardizzone, Giovanni Genovese, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Giovanni Maconi

“….); (iv) mucocutaneous conditions secondary to treatment (including injection site reactions, infusion reactions, paradoxical reactions, eczematous and psoriasis-like reactions, cutaneous infections, and cutaneous malignancies); (v) manifestations due to nutritional malabsorption (such as stomatitis, glossitis, angular cheilitis, pellagra, scurvy, purpura, acrodermatitis enteropathica, phrynoderma, seborrheic-type dermatitis, hair and nail abnormalities). …”
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Adipositas and metabolic bone disorder in a 16th century Upper Austrian infant crypt mummy—An interdisciplinary palaeopathological insight into historical aristocratic life by Andreas G. Nerlich, Stephanie Panzer, Judith Wimmer, Christian Hamann, Oliver K. Peschel

“…The differential diagnosis is vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) (also with an incomplete presentation, although overlap between both disorders may be present). …”
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Features of the functioning of the token blood in the texts of Ukrainian folk spells by Svitlana Shuliak

“…Blood is an integral part of spells from preoccupation, lessons, pain, wind, bedsores, scurvy, jaundice, erysipelas, hair, cutters, erysipelas, fever, snake or viper bite. …”
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THE ANTHOCYANIN BIOSYNTHETIC REGULATOR MDMYB1 POSITIVELY REGULATES ASCORBIC ACID BIOSYNTHESIS IN APPLE by Jianping AN, Xiaofei WANG, Chunxiang YOU, Yujin HAO

“…It is an essential micronutrient for humans and can prevent scurvy, maintain the health of gums and blood vessels, reduce the level of plasma cholesterol and enhance the immune systen. …”
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A cautionary tale for health education initiatives in vulnerable populations: Improving nutrition in Haiti prisons by Arch G. Mainous, Arch G. Mainous, Jean Bernard, Stephanie Auguste, Jacques R. Louis, Danove J. Dieufort, Karine Duverger, Madsen Beau de Rochars, John May, John May

“…Further, 62.5% had a vitamin C intake insufficient to prevent scurvy and 91.6% had vitamin B1 insufficient to prevent beriberi. …”
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Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of case reports by Harri Hemilä, Angelique M.E. de Man

“…Conclusions The cases analyzed in our study indicate that pulmonary hypertension can be one explanation for the reported heart failure of scurvy patients in the early literature. It would seem sensible to measure plasma vitamin C levels of patients with PH and examine the effects of vitamin C administration.…”
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