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Pirates and Prisoners: Scurvy, Beriberi, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons

It was centuries ago when sailors at sea had to worry about great dangers, spending many months and years on the ocean.  The hazards of adverse weather, and rudimentary ship-building technologies.  No access to medicine or doctors, and poor hygiene.  Pirates! For the most part, though, the biggest barrier to the sailor’s health was diet. 

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