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How Easy Is It to Get Scurvy?

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While severe vitamin C deficiency is rare in developed countries, a recent study noted that the incidence of scurvy in the inpatient pediatric population in the US more than tripled between 2016 and 2020. This surprising trend raises the question: how easy is it to get scurvy in the modern world?