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Confusion about cause and effect delayed a cure for those dying at sea from a lack of Vitamin C. It also messed with the Israelites when they worked hard on land
Foods Rich in Vitamin C © (Getty Images) citrus fruit cut half on a blue table top view In the 18th century, the course of history may have been changed by, of all things, lemon juice. At least, that’s a claim made by the Science History Institute in Philadelphia. Up to that point, one of the most devastating diseases in the world was scurvy. A horrifyingly gruesome and potentially fatal disease, scurvy can cause lethargy, anemia, spontaneous bleeding, excruciating pain and swelling and breakdown of the gums leading to tooth loss. Seafarers were at high risk, with scurvy killing more th...