Taking vitamin C pills can help healthy people get over colds faster, meaning they spend less time stuck at home or missing school—about 15% less time, according to some studies.

People who often get colds or are around young kids might get more benefit from vitamin C, helping them spend fewer days stuck at home sick.

Taking vitamin C pills every day might make your colds less severe, according to some studies that looked at healthy people.

Taking vitamin C regularly might help you get over a cold faster—about 8% quicker for adults and 14% for kids, according to a big study.

Taking vitamin C pills every day doesn't really help prevent colds for most people, according to research.

Taking vitamin C pills might make your cold symptoms less severe if you're a healthy person.