My friend got scurvy doing this diet, which I cannot help laughing about because I only think of pirates getting scurvy, but now when I hear the word, I picture

My friend got scurvy doing this diet, which I cannot help laughing about because I only think of pirates getting scurvy, but now when I hear the word, I picture my friend. Come to think of it, he does look scruffy and a bit malnourished like I imagine pirates of old looking, but he is thinner than he's been in years.