The Evidence for the Cause of Scurvy: A Historical and Modern Perspective
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In 1747, naval surgeon James Lind conducted one of history's first clinical trials, providing compelling evidence that citrus fruits cured scurvy. However, it took decades for the medical establishment to fully accept this finding, and even longer to discover the definitive evidence for the cause of scurvy: a severe deficiency of vitamin C.
