Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris: Does Vitamin C Help a Cold?
From JOY Drive with Warren
At the first sign of a scratchy throat, plenty of us reach for vitamin C. But decades of research suggest its reputation for fighting the common cold is much bigger than the actual benefit. Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris separates evidence from habit, explains why taking vitamin C after symptoms begin is unlikely to help, where the belief came from and what happens when a 1,000mg supplement gives us vastly more than our body actually needs. Guest: Associate Professor Evangeline Mant