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Article: Singing the praises of vitamin C u if used right.(Health Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Byline: Patrick B. Massey M.D.
"Doctor, should I take vitamin C during the cold and flu season?" If you were to ask 10 doctors this question, you might get 12 different answers.
There is substantial medical research demonstrating that vitamin C is beneficial for viral infections and in preventing pneumonia. At the same time, there is a lot of research suggesting no benefit. These differences may be explained by how much vitamin C per day was used.
Vitamin C is a dietary nutrient that prevents a disease called scurvy. In the 1940s and 1950s, medical research showed high-dose vitamin C to be effective against influenza, leprosy, tuberculosis and even polio. But with ...