James Blunt says he got 'sailor’s disease' scurvy from meat-only diet
Singer James Blunt has said his diagnosis of scurvy - a diseased resulting from a lack of vitamin C - came from a meat-only diet
Singer James Blunt claims he was diagnosed with ‘sailor’s disease’ scurvy - after going on a meat-only diet out of ‘principle’ against his vegan friends.
Blunt, 46, has revealed he became a “carnivore” for two month because he was surrounded by vegetarians.
The ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer says he dined on mince and chicken for eight weeks - but ended up ill.
James says he was eventually diagnosed with scurvy - a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C.
Symptoms include weakness, feeling tired and sore arms and legs - and is normally associated with sailors and pirates.
Blunt says he went through the ordeal while studying aerospace manufacturing engineering and sociology at the University of Bristol.
James said: “I wasn’t in halls, I went straight into a flat - three boys in a tiny little L shaped flat.
“It had one bedroom and a sitting room - so two boys were in this L shaped room with a mirror in the corner.
“So you couldn’t even get anyone round in your bed because then you were too close and could see everything and what everyone was doing in your room - there was no privacy.
“On the engineering side [of my course] there were 170 men - and only three girls.
“And then on the sociology side of things there were 170 girls and only three boys, of which all the girls were vegetarian or vegans."
He continued: “So out of principle I decided I’d become a carnivore and just lived on mince, some chicken, maybe with some mayonnaise.
“And it took me about six to eight weeks to get very unhealthy and see a doctor, who then said ‘I think you’ve got the symptoms of scurvy’.
“He said you are really lacking in vitamin C so I took it upon myself to drink orange juice every night - then I nearly developed acid reflux.”
Speaking on the Table Manners podcast(PLS REF), Blunt also revealed three of his band members have married people from gig audiences.
He said: “Three of my band members have married people from the audience.
Amazing - isn’t that incredible?
“Two from Perth in Australia from two different tours and one from Copenhagen.
“The girl from Copenhagen was told she was being taken to a James Bond premiere and was obviously devastated when she saw the sign saying James Blunt.
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