the-BA : Avoiding scurvy

Have you ever heard Americans refer to us Brits as ‘Limeys’? The expression comes from the fact that British sailors used to suck limes to prevent scurvy. Sounds a little sour? Maybe, but scurvy is definitely something to be avoided… it’s one of the oldest nutritional disorders, caused by a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Among its more unpleasant symptoms are bleeding gums, loose teeth and internal bleeding.

Vitamin C is sensitive to conditions such as heat. Did you know that cooking foods can sometimes make them lose their vitamin C?

You might like to …

Find out how the type and time of cooking methods affect the amount of vitamin C in fruits and vegetable. You could devise a procedure to test for levels of vitamin C before and after cooking
Devise a method to test how much vitamin C is in a vitamin C tablet.

Further links:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-c.htm

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