Did you know that Vitamin C does not help you if you are sick? Yes, I know! It's crazy, but I was reading in my textbook the other day, (then I researched it more) and vitamins can only cure illnesses that are associated with a lack of that vitamin, so it can help with scurvy! Apparently, if you have been getting all your vitamin C regularly, you might get better faster, but that still isn't even proven. Weird, I guess it's just a bit of the placebo effect! Just thought that was interesting.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
I Stand Corrected
Did you know that Vitamin C does not help you if you are sick? Yes, I know! It's crazy, but I was reading in my textbook the other day, (then I researched it more) and vitamins can only cure illnesses that are associated with a lack of that vitamin, so it can help with scurvy! Apparently, if you have been getting all your vitamin C regularly, you might get better faster, but that still isn't even proven. Weird, I guess it's just a bit of the placebo effect! Just thought that was interesting.
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Yes it is true that it doesn't help with the sickness. It just helps build your immunity, which in turn can help you get over the sickness faster. Common misperception I think.
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