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    Scurvy is a medical condition caused by vitamin C deficiency that results in fatigue, anemia, muscle pain, and delayed wound healing. Symptoms were first recorded in Egyptian medical scrolls 3500 years ago. In the 1700s, the British navy discovered that scurvy could be cured by eating oranges and lemons rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C plays an essential role in collagen synthesis and is important for blood vessels, tissues, bones, and brain function. A vitamin C deficiency can cause complications affecting the skin, oral cavity, muscles, heart and lungs. Treatment involves consuming foods rich in vitamin C like citrus fruits, and following daily recommended intake amounts depending on age.

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    Scurvy is a medical condition caused by vitamin C deficiency that results in fatigue, anemia, muscle pain, and delayed wound healing. Symptoms were first recorded in Egyptian medical scrolls 3500 years ago. In the 1700s, the British navy discovered that scurvy could be cured by eating oranges and lemons rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C plays an essential role in collagen synthesis and is important for blood vessels, tissues, bones, and brain function. A vitamin C deficiency can cause complications affecting the skin, oral cavity, muscles, heart and lungs. Treatment involves consuming foods rich in vitamin C like citrus fruits, and following daily recommended intake amounts depending on age.

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    Scurvy is a medical condition caused by vitamin C deficiency that results in fatigue, anemia, muscle pain, and delayed wound healing. Symptoms were first recorded in Egyptian medical scrolls 3500 years ago. In the 1700s, the British navy discovered that scurvy could be cured by eating oranges and lemons rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C plays an essential role in collagen synthesis and is important for blood vessels, tissues, bones, and brain function. A vitamin C deficiency can cause complications affecting the skin, oral cavity, muscles, heart and lungs. Treatment involves consuming foods rich in vitamin C like citrus fruits, and following daily recommended intake amounts depending on age.

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    Scurvy .

    Lobna Hani Hijli .

    11744366 .

    Dr. Marah Shakhshir .


    Nutrition .

    Introduction .

    Scurvy is a medical condition that caused by deficiency of vitamin C ,


    and it may causes fatigue , anemia , muscle pain , delayed at wound
    healing , tooth loss , bleeding gum , weakness on connective tissue &
    joint function , and another symptoms & complications in delayed
    stages .
    The first appear of this disease was at the Egyptian medical scrolls
    -3500 years ago , they discovered and recorded its symptoms .
    In the last period of 1700 the British navy was aware that scurvy could
    be cured by eating orange and lemon .

    What is the scurvy ? and how it


    effect in our body ?
    As we know that the main reason of scurvy is the deficiency of vitamin
    C . In modern Western societies, scurvy is rare among adults, while it
    is common among the elderly and infants , especially the infants who
    feed from unrefined milk bottled if not provided with adequate vitamins
    that they need , almost All the baby food that sold has been added
    vitamin C , but the heating and storage lead to breakdown vitamin C .
    ( Breast milk contains enough vitamin C if the mother takes this vitamin
    in sufficient quantities ) .
    Let's explain the function of vitamin C at our body and it deficiency
    what do in our body.

    Vitamin C :
    Also known as ascorbic acid -comes from the Latin word "scorbutus"- ,
    as we take and learn in nutrition course , it is a water soluble vitamin
    and very important and essential to our body .
    Unlike all mammals , human do not have the ability to synthesis their
    own vitamin C , so we should obtain vitamin C through our diet .

    Function :
     Its play an essential role at the
    synthesis of collagen process .

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    Nutrition .
     It is an important structural compound at blood vessels ,
    tissues , tendons , ligaments and bones .
     Improve the brain function , because they involved at the
    synthesis process of neurotransmitter such as norepinephrine
    that essential and the affect mood at the brain .
     It is very highly effective antioxidant , it protect the protein , fats ,
    carbohydrate , nucleic acid from any damage by free radicals .
     It involved in regeneration process to other antioxidant such as
    vitamin E .
     Vitamin C is required for synthesis small and essential
    molecules that the mitochondria needed at the energy generate
    process .

    People at risk of scurvy :


     Who suffer from chronic malnutrition .
     Alcoholic .
     Smokers .
     Children .
     Elderly .
     Dialysis patient .
     Who suffer from severe dyspepsia .

    Complication: skin & oral problems , and at severe degree


    may happen musculoskeletal , heat and lung problems .

    Treatment & prevention ;


     To prevent , we must follow this Instructions :
     For infants prefer to use breast milk .
     For infant (up to year) 40-50 mg/day of vitamin C .
     For infant (1-3 years) 15 mg/day -at range- of vitamin C .
     For children (4-8 years) 25 mg/day of vitamin C .
     For children (9-13 year) 45
     For children (14-18 years) , for boys 75 mg/day , and for
    girls 56
     For adult , for men 90 mg/day , and for women 75 mg/day
    of vitamin C .
     For pregnant women 85 mg/day of vitamin C , and During
    the lactation period prefer 120 mg/day of vitamin C .

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    Nutrition .
     And according to many studies the perfect treatment and diet for
    who suffer from scurvy is , the Mediterranean diet , In addition to
    nutritional supplements .

    Summery .

    So as we see the deficiency of vitamin C effect at brain , muscles -


    included the cardiac muscle - , may be lead to stroke , CVD , other
    than scurvy , so we must take the required amount of ascorbic acid to
    prevent our body from the scurvy and other disease may result from
    the deficiency .

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