Vitamin c and the common cold is a popular book by linus pauling, first published in 1970. From that day forward, people would remember linus pauling for one thing. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 245k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Use of oral zinc lozenges may influence cold symptoms and duration, but there are important caveats associated with their use. The common cold studies indicate that the amounts of vitamin c which safely protect from scurvy may still be too low to provide an efficient rate for other reactions, possibly antioxidant in. Both the common cold and influenza the flu are contagious respiratory. How linus pauling duped america into believing vitamin c. When it comes to the common cold specifically, there is evidence that routine supplementation with vitamin c can reduce the occurrence and duration of the common cold in certain individuals. The mechanism of its vitamin c effectiveness against viral infection, such as a. Following the publication of linus paulings book vitamin c and the common cold, vitamin c consumption rose 300% in the united states and life expectancy increased by 6. Twenty years ago linus pauling 1970 wrote the book vitainin. Vitamin c, the common cold, and the flu pauling, linus carl on.
Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 447k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. January, 2008 the mechanism of its vitamin c effectiveness against viral infection, such as. Vitamin c and the common cold pdf linus paulingvitamin c and the common cold and flu pdf linus paulingcancer and. Vitamin c is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus. When afflicted with the common cold, many people chug orange juice and swallow vitamin c.
In 1970, pauling came out with his book vitamin c and the common cold, where he encouraged americans to consume 3,000 mg of vitamin c. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Why vitamin c wont boost your immune system against the. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Twenty years ago linus pauling 1970 wrote the book vitainin c and the common cold in which he claimed that vitamin c is beneficial against the common cold. Around 1970, nobel prize winner linus pauling popularized the theory that vitamin c helps treat colds. Linus pauling pdf books vitamin c, cancer and vitamin c. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Excerpts from vitamin c and the common cold by linus.
Vitamin c the common cold and the flu by linus pauling. Excerpts from vitamin c and the common cold by linus pauling published. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. In 1970, pauling published vitamin c and the common cold, urging the public to. Pdf the effect of vitamin c on the common cold has been the subject of several studies.
He published a book about cold prevention using megadoses of. But despite its widespread use, experts say theres very little proof that vitamin c actually has any effect on the common cold. The incidence of the common cold is greater in children than in. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Vitamin c ascorbic acid is a watersoluble vitamin that neutralizes a variety of. At the first sign that a cold is developing, the first feeling of scratchiness of the throat, or presence of. Vitamin c supplementation and the common cold was linus. There is evidence that some people remain in very good health, including freedom from the common cold, year after year, through the ingestion of only 250 mg of ascorbic acid per day. The requirements of a few people for ascorbic acid may be expected to be even smaller. Vitamin c and the common cold and the flu linus pauling.