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Does Vitamin C help with immunity?

Yes, for most people. 90% of 40 people who reported on Vitamin C for immunity say it improved. 10% noticed no change and 0% say it got worse. That is about the typical result for immunity (90% across 5 options).

Immunity: what users report
90%better40 reports · medium confidence
36 better4 no change0 worse

Ranked #3 of 5 for immunity.

What people say about Vitamin C and immunity

“My immunologist increased my daily vitamin c intake to about 8 grams a day. I have never felt better.”
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“Vitamin C and D have helped me a ton... now it's extremely rare I get sick.”
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“I started taking an Ester-C...Skin got better, not as cold and more energy.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong738 meta-analyses · 2,072 trials on PubMed
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2013
Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold

Conclusion: The failure of vitamin C supplementation to reduce the incidence of colds in the general population indicates that routine vitamin C supplementation is not justified, yet vitamin C may be useful for people exposed to brief periods of severe physical exercise. Regular supplementation trials have shown that vitamin C reduces the duration of colds, but this was not replicated in the few therapeutic trials that have been carried out. Nevertheless, given the consistent effect of vitamin C on the duration and severity of colds in the regular supplementation studies, and the low cost and safety, it m

Side effects people mention

kidney stones 6stomach issues 5insomnia 2bone pain 2kidney stone 2

What else is Vitamin C used for?

Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Vitamin C help with immunity? 90% of 40 users say yes — PlainPill