A randomized controlled trial of vitamin C in the prevention and amelioration of the common cold

Elwood, Peter Creighton, Lee, H. P., St Leger, A. S., Baird, M. and Howard, A. N. 1976. A randomized controlled trial of vitamin C in the prevention and amelioration of the common cold. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 30 (3) , pp. 193-196. 10.1136/jech.30.3.193

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Abstract

A randomized controlled trial of the effect of 1 g ascorbic acid per day in the prevention of the common cold was conducted on 688 adult women. There is evidence of a small reduction by vitamin C in the mean number of chest colds, but no evidence of any effect on simple colds. The existence of a subgroup of vulnerable women in the community who benefit from vitamin C was considered but further examination of the data gives no support to this conclusion.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing
ISSN:	0143-005x
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2023 01:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/73238

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