It has always been believed that taking vitamin C can cure the common cold. While this has never been scientifically proven, studies have shown that taking vitamin C can reduce the severity of a cold, but not by much.
Vitamin C is very important to the body’s immune system, and has been shown to act as an antihistamine. Most people often reach for vitamin C once they feel a cold developing or they begin to experience cold symptoms. To really benefit from the effects of vitamin C, it is recommended that a person eat foods rich in vitamin C on a daily basis or supplement their diet with a vitamin C tablet. The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 90 mg for men and 75 mg for women. Many people claim that by taking 500 mg a day of vitamin C helps them to prevent getting colds, but this has not been proven. As much as we would like to believe that certain foods or vitamins work miracles, there really is no known cure for the common cold.
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