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supplements that provide ascorbic acid well above what is required to prevent scurvy may cause adverse health effects.

Uncooked fresh meat from animals, notably internal organs such as liver, contains enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy, and even partly treat it.

Scott's 1902 Antarctic expedition used fresh seal meat and increased allowance of bottled fruits which reportedly led to complete recovery from incipient scurvy in less than two weeks.

Treatment

Scurvy will

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