Scurvy is a vitamin deficiency, so it is completly based on your diet. Lack of vitamin C, found in citrus fruits such as grapefruit, oranges and limes, can lead to scurvey. Potatoes, cabbages, strabuerries, and tomatoes are also good sources of vitamin c. Vitamin c has been recently shown to reduce the sick of heart disease, cataracts, arthritis, and some types of cancer.