BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Scurvy, a disease caused by lack of vitamin C, sickened sailors who had no access to fresh food supplies, and killed more than 2 million sailors between the 16th and 18th centuries alone.

Detailed explanation-2: -A severe lack of vitamin C in your diet for at least three months can cause scurvy. Reasons for this deficiency include not eating enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, cooking destroys some of the vitamin C found in food. Certain conditions increase your body’s vitamin C requirement.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s important that scurvy is treated. Scurvy is easily treated by adding some vitamin C to your diet such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, it is known that the sailors’ scurvy was caused by vitamin C deficiency. Because fresh fruits and vegetables could not be stored on board, lime juice provided the vitamin C the sailors needed.