Vitamin C rich foods like oranges lemons and mosambis have long been recommended for prevention of common cold. Although some of you might have found it to be helpful others might not agree with it. The role of vitamin C in preventing cold has always been debatable. Unfortunately there is no evidence that vitamin C can totally prevent cold but there are a few studies showing that vitamin C can reduce the severity of cold symptoms and the duration of cold. A randomised controlled trial by Sasazuki S and colleagues found that vitamin C may significantly reduces the frequency of
