“People don’t have scurvy in the 21st century because they need to eat more oranges, but because they need decent paying jobs, affordable housing, reasonably priced food and better income redistribution.”
@picardonhealth.bsky.social#Scurvy – a deadly scourge of 17th century sailors -- is back. In 21st century Canada, telling people to eat more oranges isn’t the answer, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #FoodInsecurity #poverty #sdoh
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Opinion: Scurvy is back – and telling people to eat more oranges isn’t the answer
While a vitamin C deficiency is the surface-level diagnosis for this affliction of yore, the root causes go far deeper