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It took centuries (and vitamins) for doctors to finally stop scurvy
It took centuries (and vitamins) for doctors to finally stop scurvy,A book excerpt from "What's Gotten Into You" by Dan Levitt covers the history of scurvy in the world's greatest navies, and how a lack of knowledge of vitamins made the disease worse.

It took centuries (and vitamins) for doctors to finally stop scurvy

A book excerpt from "What’s Gotten Into You" by Dan Levitt covers the history of scurvy in the world’s greatest navies, and how a lack of knowledge of vitamins made the disease worse.