Your guide to vitamin C

Vitamin C is a vital nutrient for health. It is central in the functioning of the immune system and building strong bones, skin, and blood vessels. Yet despite vitamin C being abundant in fruits and vegetables, it is also one of the most popular supplements taken, despite widespread deficiency in the population not being an issue. In this podcast, I’ll look closer at the roles of vitamin C and uncover the evidence for some of the many health claims made about it. 

Links referred to in the podcast 

• Cochrane review of vitamin C and the common cold https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub4/full 
• Eating speed, weight gain and metabolic syndrome https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.136.suppl_1.20249

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