Among seafarers, scurvy was one of the main debilitating diseases up until the late 18th century. What was the principal conclusion of British surgeon James Lindt’s book of 1753 entitled ‘Treatise of the Scurvy’?
Answer: Lindt wrote, ‘The most sudden and good effects were … from oranges and lemons’. This led to the improvement of diet for sailors, first on British ships, specifically in the acknowledgement that Vitamin C was a key preventative against scurvy.
Source: History Year by Year by Dorling Kindersley
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