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An updated systematic review about vitamin C and common colds has been published in the renowned Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).

This review shows that regular vitamin C supplementation seems to have a consistent effect in reducing the duration and severity of common cold symptoms. A significant reduction in incidences of the common cold has been shown for people with heavy, short-term physical stress.

(1) Hemilä H. and Chalker E. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD000980. Published online February 2013.