Winter Health Myths Does Vitamin C Prevent Sickness

UP ON VITAMIN-C KEEP US FROM GETTING SICK? HERE’S TODD AND DR. RAMO WITH THE ANSWER. TODD: NOW THAT WE ARE A COLD AND FLU SEASON A LOT OF THIS WILL BE LOADING UP ON VITAMIN C TO KEEP FROM GETTING SICK. DR. RAMO, DOES THAT KEEP YOU FROM GETTING SICK? DR. RAMO: IT’S A MYTH THAT TAKING SUPPLEMENTS EVERYDAY PEOPLE PROTECT YOU FROM A COLD. TODD: NUMEROUS STUDIES SHOW TAKING FIVE AND C — VITAMIN C IS NO BETTER THAN TAKING A DUMMY PILL.

HE SAYS YOU NEED TO TAKE IT WHEN YOU FIRST FEEL THAT COLD COMING ON. DR. RAMO: STUDIES SHOW YOU GET THE FIRST SIGN OF A COLD AND YOU TAKE VITAMIN C FOR A FEW DAYS, YOU WILL SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE COLD AND MAKE IT LESS MISERABLE. TODD: THAT IS FOUR M YTHS DOWN. YOU NEED SUNSCREEN WHEN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE.

WE GAIN WEIGHT IN THE WINTER BECAUSE WE ARE EATING TOO MUCH, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ACTIVE. AND TAKING VITAMIN C EVERYDAY WILL NOT KEEP YOU FROM GETTING SICK. MARISA: BUT IT IS SO GOOD TO DO. MY DAD MADE ME A HUGE BATCH OF GREEN CHILE.

THAT IS SOME OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF VITAMIN C, HIGHER THAN MOST OTHER FOODS. HE MADE IT, I HATE IT. THANK YOU DAD — I ATE IT. THANK YOU DAD.

Source: KOAT