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" These provisions made for an unhealthy diet, high in salt, low in protein, and lacking vitamins that sailors needed to protect themselves against the rigors of the sea. "

Laurence Bergreen , Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe


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Laurence Bergreen quote : These provisions made for an unhealthy diet, high in salt, low in protein, and lacking vitamins that sailors needed to protect themselves against the rigors of the sea.