SCURVY?!
What the actual fuck
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2025
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It makes a gross kind of sense: the foods with vitamin C are going to be fresh fruits and vegetables. Which are fairly expensive, relative to cheap processed food that doesn't happen to contain vitamin C.
So, this is about how poor people are getting a disease that's caused by not being able to buy what is somewhat more expensive foods and sounds properly peak capitalism to me.
Ascorbic acid aka Vitamin C is used in a lot of processed foods as an antioxidant. Just read the ingredients lists of a bunch of processed foods in your household and you will likely find it there.
Put some vitamin c in the processed food ffs
That'd a band-aid solution to cover up deeper problems.
Take from those who have too much and give it to those who have too little. Simple, but effective.
Well, yes. But, immediate and realistic action is more important than the hopes and dreams of an equal society.
Exactly! Vitamin C is dirt fucking cheap. It's even in fucking Mtn dew of all things. It is not hard to add vitamin C to various cheap foods and drinks.
Of all of the medical problems in the world, scurvy is something that should absolutely happen nowhere.
Yeah it’s very fucked up.
It’s really weird what things people choose to downvote here. You didn’t even say anything controversial (except a swear. How dare you.)
Mea culpa. I get at least one downvote all the time it seems. Probably a fan.
Hey France you okay?
Sovereign nations only focus on problems that affect their ruling class.
No we're not, but we have the (second) world's richest man and the world's richest woman. So according to Macron we're just doing perfect.
Vote extreme right again France. I'm sure it'll solve the problem.
Le Arr.
Very high ranking for my 2025 WTF list so far. And in France?
Anything with citrus, lime, lemon, orange, etc. it can't cost more than 1 or 2 euros for a kilo bag. Scurvy cured if you giveaway lime slices.
I don't get it. Is it that hard in France to get any citrus fruit? It makes no sense to me.
A kid selling lemonade will cure scurvy right?
I'm totally confused.
"Nurses noted that some of the infected children had not eaten for several days,"
So, another symptom of poverty is a lack of education. Odds are a lot of these people aren't even aware of the issues that can come from feeding their children nothing but microwavables.
There's a similar issue with malnutrition in the US among rural families that feed themselves mostly off what they can get at dollar general.
Surprisingly meat also prevents scurvy.
Literally eat an orange. Problem solved. Profit???