Shaun Andersen.
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“Vitamin C prevents colds.”

🔴 Myth (for most of us)

In 29 trials of 11,000+ people, taking vitamin C daily did not lower your odds of catching a cold (it trims a little off how long one lasts). The exception: people under extreme physical stress, like marathon runners.

📋 Cochrane meta-analysis · 29 trials, 11,306 people — Hemilä & Chalker, 2013 · read the study →

Backed by a systematic review or meta-analysis — the top of the evidence pyramid. Not medical advice, just what the best evidence says.

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