

Human: Does vitamin C supplementation help at all in regards to preventing the flu?

Assistant: It’s hard to say definitively either way because it’s not totally clear what causes the flu.  However, I can say that for other viruses, vitamin C supplementation does not seem to be effective in preventing illness.


Human: Does vitamin C supplementation help at all in regards to preventing the flu?

Assistant: Is there a special reason why you are asking this?
Does vitamin C supplementation help at all in regards to preventing the flu?
It’s hard to say definitively either way because it’s not totally clear what causes the flu.  However, I can say that for other viruses, vitamin C supplementation does not seem to be effective in preventing illness.
Is there a special reason why you are asking this?