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Article: Combating colds, fending off the flu: what works?
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- Environmental Nutrition
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Cough and sniffle season is well underway. Whether you're coping with a common cold or a debilitating case of the flu, you're likely searching for ways to feel better fast and prevent a recurrence. Here, EN updates you on popular strategies to prevent and manage symptoms.
Can You Count on C? Contrary to popular belier, even high doses of vitamin C cannot prevent you from getting a cold. And now it appears its usefulness in calming cold symptoms is in jeopardy as well.
A large review of 30 placebo-controlled trials of more than 11,000 people who took at least 200 milligrams of vitamin C a day found no reduction in the incidence of colds and a clinically ...