September 16, 2004
Vitamins and the Common Cold
While I was visiting the parents at the weekend, I was warned about a cold that my dad has, and told to take extra vitamin C to prevent catching it.
Yesterday afternoon, the cold began to kick in, and so this evening I bought extra orange juice from the supermarket.
I was sat working this evening with one eye on the television, when BBC's Horizon came on, and I was amused to note that contrary to common belief, vitamin C does nothing to prevent a cold - though it can help to recover from it once you've caught it - shortening the duration of the cold by up to 20%. So, forget vitamin pills on a daily basis, except when you're ill.
Time for another glass of orange juice.
Posted by savs at September 16, 2004 9:29 PM