The potato was discovered in the 1500s by Spanish conquistadors. They used it as food for their military and Navy who, while abusing them, did not succumb to scurvy. Vitamin C is a coenzyme, which means it's actually used in making a lot of things in the body. So it makes sense that if you didn't have vitamin C, you just. wouldn't develop scurvy?
In this episode Stakuyi takes a deep dive into the introduction of potatoes to Europe and the trials and tribulations that came with it. Did you know potatoes were EVIL?
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