Robbie Williams is getting candid about his health. In a recent interview, the pop star shared he was diagnosed with scurvy and has been dealing with depression for the first time in a decade.

Scurvy is not just for pirates anymore: Learn why it's making a comeback, its symptoms and what you can do about this disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency. US News & World Report - Health.

Is scurvy making a comeback in the UK? Scurvy is rare in the UK today, with just 171 cases reported last year. However, this is still a rise from 2007-2008, when 63 cases of scurvy were reported.

Robbie Williams reveals he was diagnosed with scurvy — or as he puts it 'a 17th-century pirate disease' — last year after he stopped eating in an attempt to lose weight.

The term scurvy might conjure images of pirates or 18th century sailors. But the condition, caused by a vitamin C deficiency, often triggered by a poor diet, might actually be re-emerging.

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"I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients," he told The Mirror, adding that he was diagnosed with scurvy. "A 17th century pirate disease," he said.

“I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients,” he said, adding that he was later diagnosed with scurvy, which he described as a “17th century pirate disease.” Scurvy is a serious ...

"A 17th-century pirate disease." Indeed, scurvy was a lot more common amongst old world sailors on long voyages out at sea, due to the limited access of fresh fruits and vegetables.

“I stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients,” he said before revealing that led to him being diagnosed with scurvy. “A 17th-century pirate disease,” he said.

Singer Robbie Williams has revealed that he was diagnosed with scurvy, a vitamin deficiency, earlier this year. Williams, 51, shared his health update in an interview with the Mirror published ...