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Does it help to take vitamin c or elderberry while you're sick like with the cold?
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It is still a matter of debate, unfortunately. Otherwise, everybody should take vitamin C supplement during the winter.
Answered 1/23/2022
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Agree with above. There’s a pretty extensive study on this in 2013 if you care to read: https://www.cochrane.org/CD000980/ARI_vitamin-c-for-preventing-and-treating-the-common-cold
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