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> In other words, he could have forgotten something as basic as Vitamin C and still lived this long. Survived, yes, but he'd have had bleeding gums and a host
by jaggederest 14y ago
> In other words, he could have forgotten something as basic as Vitamin C and still lived this long.
Survived, yes, but he'd have had bleeding gums and a host of other serious issues. Just fwiw.
You're right about many nutritional deficiencies, though, for example lack of niacin causes pellagra which takes longer than 3 months to appear.
- threedaymonk 14y agoSome of them take a very long time to appear: the human liver can store up to five years' worth of vitamin B12! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency