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Hidden Hunger: How’s Your Diet?

Scurvy In 1535, a French group of sailors, headed by Jacques Cartier wintered on the St. Lawrence River (near modern-day Montreal, Canada).  The men developed scurvy. “The word ‘scurvy’ means ‘scaly skin.’  This disease caused its victims to lose weight … Continue reading

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