Vitamin C and the Common Cold
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"Vitamin C and the Common Cold" is a popular science book by Linus Pauling that argues high doses of vitamin C can help prevent and treat the common cold, sparking decades of debate and research on the topic.
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| Vitamin C and the Common Cold canonical | 1 |
| Vitamin C, the Common Cold and the Flu | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| advocatesUseOf | high-dose vitamin C ⓘ |
| argumentType | advocacy for preventive supplementation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
megavitamin therapy
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orthomolecular medicine ⓘ |
| author | Linus Pauling ⓘ |
| claims |
vitamin C can help prevent the common cold
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vitamin C can help treat the common cold ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticizedBy | many mainstream medical researchers ⓘ |
| discusses |
dosage of vitamin C
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epidemiological evidence on colds ⓘ safety of vitamin C supplementation ⓘ |
| field |
medicine
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nutrition science ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| genre |
health literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
challenge to medical establishment views
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role of vitamins in disease prevention ⓘ |
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| hasSubject |
immune system
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nutritional supplementation ⓘ respiratory infections ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
increased public consumption of vitamin C supplements
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influenced alternative medicine practices ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical research on vitamin C and respiratory infections
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public debate on vitamin C and colds ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Linus Pauling's interest in nutrition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
common cold
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vitamin C ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing high-dose vitamin C use
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stimulating decades of research on vitamin C and colds ⓘ |
| positionOnVitaminC | strongly favorable ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| publisher | W. H. Freeman and Company ⓘ |
| sparkedDebateOn |
efficacy of vitamin C in preventing colds
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efficacy of vitamin C in treating colds ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
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health professionals ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century medical research ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceFrom |
clinical trials available at time of writing
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observational reports of vitamin C use ⓘ |
| writtenByNobelLaureate | Linus Pauling ⓘ |
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