Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
I don't vitamin C comes in acidic foods such as oranges, which can rot your teeth.
Wow, I didn't know that!  That's not good!
Give me a shot of B-12 instead any day.  The only thing vitamin c is good for is preventing scurvy.
That's interesting!  I take the Vitamin C in pill form, so I don't think I have to worry about it harming my teeth!
Most people take it to ward off the common cold.  THERE IS NO EVIDENCE VITAMIN C PREVENTS OR LESSENS THE DURATION OF THE COMMON COLD.
Really?  I know there is some controversy about it - but taking it doesn't hurt anything though.
, however, some evidence that regular use may shorten the length of colds. It is unclear whether supplementation affects the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, or dementia. It may be taken by mouth or by injection.
Vitamin C is generally well tolerated. Large doses may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, trouble sleeping, and flushing of the skin. Normal doses are safe during pregnancy. The United States Institute of Medicine recommends against taking large doses.
Vitamin C was discovered in 1912, isolated in 1928, and
trials in humans have shown that it is unlikely to be a "miracle pill" for cancer and more research is necessary before any definitive conclusions about efficacy can be reached. A 2010 review of 33 years of research on vitamin C to treat cancer stated "we have to conclude that we still do not know whether Vitamin C has any clinically significant antitumor activity. Nor do we know which histological types of cancers, if any, are susceptible to this agent. Finally, we don't know what the recommended dose of Vitamin