Can vitamin C cure a cold? How a Nobel Prize winner convinced us it could
This article examines the origins of the belief that vitamin C can cure the common cold, tracing it back to claims made by Nobel laureate Linus Pauling. Scientific consensus now suggests that vitamin C has minimal impact on preventing or curing colds.
Maroke/Getty Image, Canva, The Conversation Can vitamin C cure a cold? How a Nobel Prize winner convinced us it could Published: August 17, 2026 12:28am EDT https://theconversation.com/can-vitamin-c-cure-a-cold-how-a-nobel-prize-winner-convinced-us-it-could-286242 https://theconversation.com/can-vitamin-c-cure-a-cold-how-a-nobel-prize-winner-convinced-us-it-could-286242 Link copied Share article Share article
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