No, Vitamin C won't cure your cold

Just because it's good for you doesn't mean more is better. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Lots of people reach for the orange juice or Vitamin C supplements when they start to get a cold. It's a popular myth that began in the 1970s thanks to a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. But the science is clear: Taking Vitamin C won't cure your cold. Read more about Vitamin C from NIH: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/ And check out the full study on its effect on colds here: https://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/hemila/CC/CochraneColds_2016.pdf Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H