Rhonda Patrick· PhD
three of the studies investigated the use of vitamin C as a prophylactic treatment against pneumonia and each found the incidence of pneumonia was 80% lower in people who took vitamin C compared to those who do not
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
three of the studies investigated the use of vitamin C as a prophylactic treatment against pneumonia and each found the incidence of pneumonia was 80% lower in people who took vitamin C compared to those who do not
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a therapeutic trial involving 57 elderly patients diagnosed with either bronchitis or bronchopneumonia found that patients who took 200 milligrams of vitamin C per day showed improvements in respiratory function compared to the patients who were not administered vitamin C
evidence from observational studies suggests that vitamin C might be effective at preventing or treating pneumonia related to viral or bacterial lower respiratory infection especially in people with low baseline vitamin C levels