How can vitamins help prevent a cold?

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  1.  Stacy Wiegman
     
    Stacy Wiegman answered:
    There is no reliable evidence that taking vitamins prevents the common cold or flu. Some people believe that taking large doses of vitamin C reduces the risk for the common cold. However, scientists have not been able to prove that vitamin C prevents colds.

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    There is no reliable evidence that taking vitamins prevents the common cold or flu. Some people believe that taking large doses of vitamin C reduces the risk for the common cold. However, scientists have not been able to prove that vitamin C... More