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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 · Cochrane systematic review
Regular vitamin C did not prevent colds in the general population, but it halved the risk in people under heavy physical stress, such as marathon runners, and modestly shortened colds (by 8% in adults and 14% in children). Taking it only once a cold had started showed no consistent benefit.
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