Many people swear that taking “Vitamin C” can prevent or ease a common cold. But is there any truth to it? Experts say Vitamin C is important but not necessarily for the reasons some people think.

Lot of people swear that taking vitamin C can prevent or at the very least ease the symptoms of the common cold but is there any truth to it experts say vitamin C is important but not necessarily for the reason some people think it’s a belief that has persisted

For Generations taking vitamin C can prevent or cure symptoms of the common cold vitamin C is not a silver bullet it’s not going to you know be magical and get you just over this cold Dr Jesse bramante says while there’s no research proving vitamin C can stop you from

Getting or feeling sick there are some studies which suggest it may help relieve symptoms sooner but only by about 10% regardless vitamin C is essential for good health it helps collagen formation it helps tissues heal it helps protein and muscle form and stay healthy it helps your immune system

Work well so that’s What vitamin c does vitamin C is found in foods such as citrus fruits berries peppers tomatoes and broccoli the average Orange has about 50 milligrams of Vitamin C so an orange a strawberry some of that just a nature Nature’s way of getting vitamin C should be enough to

Sustain you if you want to get more vitamin C bramante says supplements may be helpful but to see a doctor before taking them too much of anything is not a good thing and if you’re looking for relief from a cold you may just need some patience I just saw people oldfashioned

Th uh rest chicken soup can also be the best medicine yeah so here’s some more interesting information smoking can reduce vitamin C levels in the body so smokers and those exposed to secondhand smoke may need to consume more of those foods to meet their daily requirement

Vitamin C can also help the body absorb iron more effectively from plant sources such as leafy greens