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Research · Systematic review

Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold

What it found

Does not prevent colds in the general population; regular intake shortens duration ~8%.

Design
Systematic review
Year
2013
Population
general population
Intervention
vitamin C
Outcome
cold incidence and duration
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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