Post #4387717
2026-08-04 16:39 UTC
LOL, amateurs on our radio net talking about how they're glad we don't have to deal with things like scurvy anymore, had to point out a resurgence of scurvy is occurring right now (to to GLP-1 drugs, actually)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667368125000300
#scurvyisback #scurvy
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@BenAveling@mastodon.ie 2026-08-04 16:54
#ObPedant: Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets and osteo. Scurvy would be from a Vitamin C deficiency. @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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@macbraughton@infosec.exchange 2026-08-05 02:55
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org apparently iodine deficiency is also back because iodized salt is referred to as “trash” by influencer chefs and nobody uses it anymore