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Because of a lack of vitamins & minerals that come from fruits while at sea. Obviously, fruits aren't available at sea, a dried fruits lose some of their nutrition value. Scurvy is caused specifically by a lack of vitamin C.
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Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
Why did sailors got ill after eating cooked citrus fruit?
scurvy
Why are sailors called Limeys?
The Royal Navy fed it's sailors limes in the days of sail when voyages took much longer and refridgerators etc were not around to prevent scurvy.
Because of a special fruit used to prevent scurvy what were English sailors called?
They were called limeys (short for lime juicer). To prevent scurvy, fresh lime juice was used on British warships.
What disease did James cook prevent his sailors from getting?
Cook famously circumnavigated the World without losing a single man from Scurvy.
Which disease did sailors get if they didn't have enough fresh fruit and vegetables?
scurvy
How did sailors avoid scurvy?
Sailors ate Sauerkraut to prevent scurvy because it was high in vitamin C and a lack of vitamin C can cause scurvy
Did the Mary Rose sailors have Scurvy?
No none of the sailors on the Mary Rose had scurvy. Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage and her crew were not at sea long enough to get it.
What did James Lind notice about dutch sailors?
scurvy
Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
What disease did sailors often get in Tudor times and why?
sailers in the 1400s suffered from scurvy because of the lack of vitman C.x
What disease did the sailors have in the Tudor times?
scurvy, black death or food poisoning
When sailors had no fresh food to eat what disease could they get?
Scurvy
What did British sailors eat to prevent scurvy?
lime juice
Use scurvy in a sentence?
'You scurvy dog(s)!' '...when the ship was struck with scurvy...' (Meaning the disease which comes about with a lack of fruit in the diet. Usually happened to sailors.)
Why did sailors got ill after eating cooked citrus fruit?
scurvy
Is scurvy caused by bacteria?
No. Scurvy is caused by vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency. The sailors used to get it at sea when they didn't have adequate vitamin C in their diets. The English caught onto this and their sailors brought limes which they sucked on. This solved the problem of scurvy and earned the sailors (and other people), of the then world-dominating, imperialistic country, the name "limeys".
