When he was a college freshman, Matt Storrs started experiencing some unexplainable symptoms. Storrs visited his general practitioner, who — after inquiring about his diet — discovered the unusual ...

Most people are aware that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is important for overall health. But not having enough — or any — fresh produce raises the risk of developing a serious health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may be at risk of scurvy if you don't eat enough fruit and vegetable containing vitamin C. (Getty Images) (Alexander Spatari ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erixson, 27, tells PEOPLE that she didn't "grow up in a nutritious household." As a child, she constantly felt "unpleasant" and ...

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in ...

Arrr! Now considered an ancient disease of sailors, recent research shows that scurvy is still harming vulnerable populations struggling to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Reading time 4 ...

A 37-year-old woman’s bruising from a massage gun ended up having a cause stranger than anyone could have expected. In a recent report, doctors documented how the woman had developed the rare ...

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After suffering from scurvy as a child, Arianna Erixson now does everything she can to maintain her health. Erixson, 27, tells PEOPLE that she didn’t “grow up in a nutritious household.” As a child, ...

“Eat your fruits and veggies, get your vitamins in!” Arianna Erixson tells PEOPLE Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, ...