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Article: Powerhouse vitamin: OK, so it can't cure the common cold, but vitamin C may still be a strong ally in the fight against disease.(Nutrition Notes)
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- Muscle & Fitness/Hers
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- February 1, 2004
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COLD SEASON ROLLS AROUND and bottles of vitamin C supplements start rolling out the doors of pharmacies across America. Yet while the C/cold cure connection has been etched in our psyches ever since the 1970s, when Linus Pauling first proposed the link, science has shown that loading up on C won't prevent or cure your sniffles. At best, taking vitamin C may shorten a cold by a day.
But don't give up on C completely. Even if it's not the cure for the common cold, there are plenty of other reasons why you should make sure you're getting enough of the nutrient. In fact, vitamin C has been linked to so many health benefits lately that it's begun to enjoy renewed ...