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Winter bugs: Vitamin C and zinc

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How to Prevent a Cold

Zinc can shorten the length of people's cold by around a third. Taking zinc as soon as you get symptoms could save you from two days of feeling grotty. Citric acid, citrate and Tartaric acid are ingredients in some zinc products. The lozenge is one to go for, right? The back of your mouth, that will release those ionic zinc. For anyone who's worried that PIP has just doubled up on zinc, check it out here.

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