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Effect of insulin, adrenal cortical hormones, salt and dl-alanine on carbohydrate metabolism in scurvy.

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Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in scurvy: effect of vitamin C supplement.

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Adult scurvy associated with psychiatric disorders and breast feeding.

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Scurvy is a nutritional disease caused by ascorbic acid deficiency and is potentially fatal. It was originally described in the 18th century by James Lind and associated with long sea voyages and insufficient citrus consumption. Its prevalence has declined markedly over the years but has still been

Skin, muscle and joint disease from the 17th century: scurvy.

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We report three cases of scurvy, with differing musculoskeletal presentations, from a tertiary teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia. Case 1 was a man with cerebral palsy who presented with knee swelling following a minor injury. In Case 2, a patient with thalassaemia major presented with purpuric

Scurvy at the agricultural transition in the Atacama desert (ca 3600-3200 BP): nutritional stress at the maternal-foetal interface?

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Studies of contemporary populations have demonstrated an association between decreased dietary diversity due to resource scarcity or underutilization and an increase in diseases related to poor micronutrient intake. With a reduction of dietary diversity, it is often the women and children in a

Scurvy in 2017 in the USA.

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Vitamin C deficiency may be common in third-world countries due to malnutrition, but it is currently rare in the USA. Initially, nonspecific symptoms like exhaustion and depression may make this disease difficult to diagnose until classical dermatological manifestations appear. Diagnosis mainly

Case report: scurvy in an epileptic child on a ketogenic diet with oral complications.

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BACKGROUND Epilepsy is a symptom of cerebral dysfunction, where there is a sudden and disorganised discharge of electrical activity from a group of neurones, producing symptoms that range from sensory absences to convulsive movements and unconsciousness. Fasting is recognised as reducing the

[Effect of vitamin E and vitamin C deficiency on the development of alcoholic liver diseases].

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Effects of vitamin E (V.E) and vitamin C (V.C) deficiency on the progress of alcoholic liver disorder in 72 Osteogenic Disorder Shionogi (ODS) male rats were studied. Animals were divided into two groups which received 5% ethanol liquid diet (A group) or pair-fed an isocalorical liquid diet with

Chapter 29: historical aspects of the major neurological vitamin deficiency disorders: overview and fat-soluble vitamin A.

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The vitamine doctrine: Although diseases resulting from vitamin deficiencies have been known for millennia, such disorders were generally attributed to toxic or infectious causes until the "vitamin doctrine" was developed in the early 20th century. In the late-19th century, a physiologically

In search of the cause of gastric cancer.

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The purpose of this review was to describe the historical development of each epidemiology, experimental pathology, endocrinology (including vitaminology), and thermodynamics surrounding the genesis of gastric cancer in humans and non-human mammals. Epidemiological studies from other and our

Homo sapiens ascorbicus, a biochemically corrected robust human mutant.

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Homo sapiens' gene pool contains a defective gene for the synthesis of the active enzyme protein, L-gulonolactone oxidase(GLO). The absence of GLO in the human liver blocks the normal mammalian conversion of blood sugar into ascorbate, leading to the potentially-fatal "inborn error of carbohydrate

[Physiological and hygienic basis for the rational nutrition of female workers in branches of light industry].

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The energy expenditures in the nonproductive period in the women-workers of the boot and shoe industry (group I) and the sewing industry (group II) were almost similar: in group I it was on an average 1372 +/- 35.4 kcal, in group II--1384 +/- 27.6 kcal. In the productive period the energy

Dietary pattern, nutritional status, anaemia and anaemia-related knowledge in urban adolescent college girls of Bangladesh.

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OBJECTIVE To examine dietary pattern and nutritional status of adolescent college girls of Dhaka, Bangladesh with a particular focus on the prevalence of anaemia and appropriate knowledge about it among them. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted. Sixty-five adolescent girls aged 15-19 years

Tribute to Cleave--forgotten prophet.

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The late Surgeon Captain T.L. Cleave (1906-1983) completed his life-long RN professional service by promotion to the post of Director of Medical Research to the Royal Navy. His voyaging as a medical officer gave him unique understanding of patterns of disease throughout the world. He concluded that

Fruit juice consumption by infants and children: a review.

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The pattern of fruit juice consumption has changed over time. Fifty years ago, orange juice was the major juice produced and it was consumed primarily to prevent scurvy. Now, apple juice is the juice of choice for the under 5 age group. While fruit juice is a healthy, low-fat, nutritious beverage,

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