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scurvy
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+title: Scurvy
+kind: problem
+status: solved
+tier: V3
+year: 1497
+statement: What causes scurvy on long voyages, and how is it prevented?
+space: chronic-disease
+---
+Lind ran one of the first controlled clinical trials, and the citrus arm recovered. The knowledge was lost and found again several times, partly because lime juice, substituted for lemon, had less vitamin C. It is an example of an answer that was found and then did not stay found.
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+*Evidence tier V3 is the import default for a result the curation records as settled in the published record. No formal proof or certificate is attached to this page yet.*
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+Closed 1747, James Lind's trial; 1932, vitamin C identified.
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+## Sources
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+- [Wikipedia: Scurvy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scurvy)
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+[[Space:chronic-disease|Chronic disease]] · [[Continent:medicine|Medicine]]
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Lind ran one of the first controlled clinical trials, and the citrus arm recovered. The knowledge was lost and found again several times, partly because lime juice, substituted for lemon, had less vitamin C. It is an example of an answer that was found and then did not stay found.
Evidence tier V3 is the import default for a result the curation records as settled in the published record. No formal proof or certificate is attached to this page yet.
Closed 1747, James Lind's trial; 1932, vitamin C identified.