据外媒报道，近期澳大利亚悉尼坏血病患者增多，医学专家认为，不良的饮食习惯是造成坏血病的原因。
据报道，悉尼的韦斯敏（Westmead）医院有数名病人被确诊患有坏血病。专家高顿（Jenny Gunton）教授表示，饮食不良可导致坏血病。一些病人伤口很久没有愈合，但是通过几个疗程的维生素C治疗，伤口便很快治愈。
这些患坏血病的病人，有的人很少吃新鲜水果蔬菜或者是几乎不吃；有的人虽然会吃一定数量的蔬菜，但是这些蔬菜却被过度烹饪，其中的维生素C已经被破坏。
部分原文报道如下：
There has been a resurgence of the rare condition of scurvy among a group of diabetes patients at a major western Sydney hospital.
It appears scurvy, a historical disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and generally associated with old-world sailors on long voyages, is making a surprise comeback in Australia, due to poor modern dietary habits.
Clinician-researcher Professor Jenny Gunton heads the Diabetes Centre at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and investigated whether a vitamin C deficiency was behind one of her patient's unhealed wounds.
原文链接：http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-29/resurgence-of-the-rare-condition-of-scurvy-among-diabetics/8073136
日期：2016-12-02
