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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.
Scurvy, a disease caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet, is most often associated with 17th-century pirates. But cases of scurvy still appear in the United States — and doctors say ...
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.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life was not for him. English singer James Blunt was so committed to being a carnivore in college that he went on an all-meat diet to show up his vegan and vegetarian… ...
Dressed in cardboard pirate hats and black eye patches, ... “They are all looking forward to having scurvy,” Jones joked. Denis Slezko, 8, said he thinks “Treasure Island” is exciting.
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.
Why Is Scurvy Increasing? Hogue’s study found that reported inpatient pediatric cases of scurvy more than tripled from 2016 to 2020, from 8.2 to 26.7 cases per 100,000 patients.