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Why vitamin C supplements don't stop colds

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Downing massive amounts of powdered orange drink won't cure your sniffles. The concept was popularized by a brilliant but misguided academic who just aggressively pushed his own unproven theory.

Why vitamin C supplements don't stop colds
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