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Vitamin C won’t prevent most colds, but it may do one small thing
ScienceDailyThursday, August 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
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The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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