Scurvy fever, convulsions, and eventual death are frequently seen. Scurvy, including subclinical scurvy, is caused by a deficiency of dietary vitamin C since humans are unable to metabolically make this chemical. Provided diet contains sufficient vitamin C, the lack of working GULO enzyme has no significance, and in modern Western societies, scurvy is rarely present in adults, although infants and elderly people are affected. Virtually all commercially available baby formulas contain added vitamin C, preventing infantile scurvy. Human breast milk contains sufficient vitamin C, if the mother has an adequate intake. Commercial milk is pasteurized, a heating process that destroys the
Vitamin D deficiency in Australia in comparison to the 25% to the controlled. In Australia, vitamin D deficiency has been recognised within particular subgroups such as age, dark skinned and veiled women. There is deficiencies in around 80%, particularly in dark skinned and or veiled populations. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency amongst dark skinner or who cover their skin for religious reasons can be directly attributed to the extremely low of sun exposure to which is the main source of vitamin D in Australia. Veiled women or individuals with dark skin pigmentation are easily vulnerable to fall into levels considered deficient in Australia. This