Taking vitamin C regularly might help you get over a cold a little faster—about 8% quicker for adults and 13% for kids, according to a big study.

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Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold.

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2004 Oct 18

The study looked at whether taking vitamin C regularly prevents colds and found it shortens colds by about 8% in adults and 13.5% in kids, which matches the claim exactly.

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Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold.

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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd000980.pub2

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