In this Food Non-Fiction podcast episode, we talk about scurvy and its Vitamin C cure. Although the cure for scurvy was discovered a long time ago, changes in the understanding of science, medicine and the human body, caused people time turn away from the tried and true cure of fresh fruits and vegetables time and time again. We discuss the various events that brought the fresh produce cure in and out of favor. Thanks to Looperman artists for the music: Nerves Drums Part 1 & 2 by Lodderup Nerves Part 1 & 2 by Lodderup Never Again by Jawadalblooshi Thought of You by Jawadalblooshi Sad Piano by Danke  References: Mental Floss Jason Allen Mayberry About.com Article: Advancements, challenges, and prospects in the paleopathology of scurvy: Current perspectives on vitamin C deficiency in human skeletal remains Article: Lind, Scott, Amundsen and scurvy (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine) Article: Scott and Scurvy (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Article: Scurvy: Historical Review and Current Diagnostic Approach Article: Scurvy in the Antarctic (The Lancet Vol 300, Issue 7787) Article: Sailor's scurvy before and after James Lind - a reassessment Article: Scurvy: Forgotten but definitely not gone Article: Scurvy on sea and land: political economy and natural history, c. 1780 - c. 1850 Article: Scurvy: Past, present and future (European Journal of Internal Medicine)