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Scurvy
How does Grant does not get scurvy if he eats bison and rice? I thought vitamin c absorption was reduced when carbs were consumed.
I think this topic has been discussed before on the forum.
Scurvy is very likely caused by vit A toxicity, not vit C deficiency. However, vit C does reduce the severity of vit A toxicity, at least in the short term.
Animal foods have a lot of dehydroascorbate.
Interesting. I would be curious to add back in rice and see how I do. Right now, i'm 100% strict carnivore.
There also seems to be a connection to non-fresh meat that seafarers knew about. I'm assuming that Grant eats fresh meat, not preserved meat like would have been taken on a long sea voyage.
They had live animals on board as well.
Quote from lil chick on May 4, 2021, 10:11 amThere also seems to be a connection to non-fresh meat that seafarers knew about. I'm assuming that Grant eats fresh meat, not preserved meat like would have been taken on a long sea voyage.
Interesting. I was starting to dig around earlier about what sailors ate during the time they got scurvy.
@jean-philippe Do you have signs of Vitamin A toxicity? I've been doing a low Vitamin A version of carnivore to cure my own Vitamin A toxicity and would love to compare notes with another person on carnivore...I've come across very few people who stuck with carnivore after realizing they had Vitamin A toxicity.
Quote from wavygravygadzooks on May 4, 2021, 3:55 pm@jean-philippe Do you have signs of Vitamin A toxicity? I've been doing a low Vitamin A version of carnivore to cure my own Vitamin A toxicity and would love to compare notes with another person on carnivore...I've come across very few people who stuck with carnivore after realizing they had Vitamin A toxicity.
I came across a list and I don't think I have any symptoms. I have been carnivore for a year and a half