Can vitamin C cure a cold? How a Nobel Prize winner convinced us it could

Multiple studies conducted since the ones Linus Pauling analysed in 1970 show that if there is an effect of large doses of vitamin C on colds, it's minimal.

From the first hint of cold winter mornings, supermarkets and pharmacies begin heavy marketing to coax us to stock up on vitamin C to get through the cold and flu season. But where did that idea come from? As we’ll see, it’s a story including a Nobel Prize winner, a book and some claims that don’t quite stack up. Nob