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Scott and Scurvy (2010)
- Laforet 11y agoThanks for posting. I thought myself as reasonably informed in the natural history and biology of ascorbic acid but this article managed to teach me a lot, props. It was mentioned briefly in the article, but a lot of the micronutrient deficiencies (beriberi, pellagra, nyctalopia, the list goes on) were similarly mismanaged despite the practical knowledge of effective cures. If anything this really highlights the danger of coming up with a theory without sound mechanistic proof - for there are too many confounding factors out there to deceive us.