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Vitamin C and the common cold
Book • 1970
Published in 1970, 'Vitamin C and the Common Cold' by Linus Pauling presents the author's controversial theory that large doses of vitamin C can reduce the duration and severity of the common cold.
Pauling argues that humans, unlike some other animals, cannot produce vitamin C due to a genetic mutation, and that supplementing with high doses of vitamin C can enhance the body's immune response.
The book was widely popular but faced significant criticism from the scientific community for its claims, which were not fully supported by scientific evidence at the time.
The book went through multiple editions, with later versions discussing the flu and other diseases under the title 'Vitamin C, the Common Cold & the Flu'.
Pauling argues that humans, unlike some other animals, cannot produce vitamin C due to a genetic mutation, and that supplementing with high doses of vitamin C can enhance the body's immune response.
The book was widely popular but faced significant criticism from the scientific community for its claims, which were not fully supported by scientific evidence at the time.
The book went through multiple editions, with later versions discussing the flu and other diseases under the title 'Vitamin C, the Common Cold & the Flu'.
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