Rhonda Patrick· PhD
in adults cold duration decreased 21% with two grams daily and decreased 6% with just one gram daily
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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.
in adults cold duration decreased 21% with two grams daily and decreased 6% with just one gram daily
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and absolutely no discussion about vitamin C it would be complete without mentioning the common cold it's probably the most extensively studied infection regarding the effects of vitamin C most of the control trials used a pretty modest dose of just one gram per day
but in children cold duration decreased 26% with 2 grams daily and 17% with one gram daily