Fruit Juice and the Common Cold
Fruit juice is no cold cure. Its vitamin C helps maintain normal immune function, yet a glass of orange juice after the first sniffle is unlikely to change the course of an infection. The distinction matters: supporting the body's defenses is not the same as treating a virus already at work.The biology is less magical than the marketing. Vitamin C supports leukocyte function and acts as an antioxi...More
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