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When a chemist wrote a book about vitamin C curing the common cold, the world took note. How wrong we all were.
From Nobel laureate Linus Pauling’s dismissed vitamin C crusade to modern trials, a once-ridiculed idea in cancer research is getting a cautious second look.
Will vitamin C supplements do you any good and help with these conditions? Here’s what the evidence says – and what to look out for.
Children’s supplements claim to support immunity, growth, or overall wellbeing. But what does the science say?
Doctors in developed countries have recently reported treating cases of scurvy, including in Australia. Here’s why we might see more of it.
Iron deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in the world.
There’s a common perception that supplements are harmless. But they can be dangerous at incorrect dosages.
Sales of vitamins are booming in pandemic times. But is there any evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements can protect you from COVID or help you recover from infection?
Water and lemon juice on their own are healthy. But what if you combine them?
As winter approaches, every family has a favourite cold remedy, but experts say few work.
Baobab flowers have male and female parts but individual trees appear to be favouring one rather than the other. To keep tree populations healthy and fruitful, both types are needed.
Potatoes contain many vitamins and nutrients which are essential for good health.
The vitamin could also protect against sarcopenia, which affects more than 50 million people globally.
There is no evidence that garlic, lemons, and the ketogenic diet can prevent or cure coronavirus.
Some of the false claims about coronavirus may be harmless. But others can be potentially dangerous.
The food we eat influences our bodies’ immune responses to infection. So focusing on nutrition is one thing we can do to help protect ourselves in the face of the coronavirus threat.
Though so-called naturopathic influencers on social media claim taking near-lethal doses of vitamin C is the cure for COVID-19, one expert says that vitamin C is unlikely to cure coronavirus.
In some communities, over a quarter of the children were misclassified as iron replete whereas they were iron deficient.
Scurvy cases in England have more than doubled in the past ten years. But malnutrition rates have more than tripled.
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Professor of Biochemistry, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Swansea University
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Emeritus Professor, Brunel University of London
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Immunology researcher, Monash University
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Professional Practice Fellow, University of Otago
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Professor, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Science, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Researcher, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Lecturer in Food Biotechnology and Microbiology, Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne