Nobel Prize winner’s vitamin C cold cure claim debunked by later research
Studies since the 1970s show large doses of vitamin C have minimal effect on colds, contrary to claims that influenced public belief.
A Nobel Prize winner's influential analysis in 1970 convinced many that vitamin C could cure colds. However, multiple studies conducted since then have found that if large doses of vitamin C do affect colds at all, the effect is minimal. The scientific consensus has shifted away from the popular belief that was established decades ago.
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Can vitamin C cure a cold? How a Nobel Prize winner convinced us it could
Multiple studies conducted since the ones Linus Pauling analysed in 1970 show that if there is an effect of large doses of vitamin C on colds, it's minimal.