• Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip
      14·
      3 days ago

      Probably enough vitamin c in the tomato sauce to prevent that. Unless they’re big fucking cans he’s gonna be hungry as hell though.

          • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nuEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            How many people with scurvy do you know? It’s rare.

            From Scurvy - Wikipedia

            It takes at least a month of little to no vitamin C in the diet before symptoms occur.[1][2] In modern times, scurvy occurs most commonly in neglected children, people with mental disorders, unusual eating habits such as ARFID, alcoholism, and older people who live alone.[2] Other risk factors include intestinal malabsorption and dialysis.[2]

            • Jax@sh.itjust.works
              11·
              3 days ago

              Personally I’d say this person falls into the mental disorder or unusual eating habits category, but their favorite fruit could be oranges so who knows?

              • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nuEnglish
                3·
                3 days ago

                Nah, just Teenager. They enjoy the benefits of having parents who feed them most of the time.

                I’ve heard even poor college students can avoid scurvy by adding ketchup to their otherwise exclusively noodle-based diet. Bodies are oddly resilient in some ways.

        • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org
          2·
          3 days ago

          i think visible scurvy symptoms don’t set in that fast, but i still notice myself being less fit when i don’t eat vitamins even for a single day.

          • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nuEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            What does that even mean, not eating vitamins for a day? They’re kinda hard to avoid. Are you talking about skipping a multivitamin or something?

            I haven’t heard that such direct vitamin sensing is a thing. At most I’ve heard of people getting appropriate cravings when they lack a vitamin, and I’m not even sure whether that’s just anecdotal or an actual effect. Which vitamin do you think you’re sensing after just one day?

            I would bet that whatever you’re experiencing is either

            • due to different food choices altogether, like eating less fruit and vegetables or more junk food. That can definitely be noticeble to the GI-tract, due to different fiber and fat content.
            • essentially an example of the placebo effect, and would fail to appear if you didn’t know that you took placebos instead of your vitamin supplements.

            Edit: To be clear, I absolutely expect OP to feel like shit even if he could have as much ravioli as he wanted. This is far too drastic a change, and not a super gut-friendly one, and that is ignoring that he is starving himself with only a can per day. If he didn’t return to a normal diet, he would definitely develop some lack of vitamins.

            • gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org
              2·
              2 days ago

              What does that even mean, not eating vitamins for a day? They’re kinda hard to avoid. Are you talking about skipping a multivitamin or something?

              for example only eating nuts, bread and cheese for a day. no tomatoes, bell pepper, onions, lemons, etc.

              i feel it mostly because my throat feels sore

              • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nuEnglish
                1·
                1 day ago

                Nuts have vitamins. I’m sure cheese and even bread has some too. Not the same ones as fruits and vegetables though.

                But more to the point, I think that what you’re describing definitely isn’t due to vitamins. Maybe acid reflux or a food sensitivity? Ask a doctor about it if it’s a recurring problem for you.