Vitamin C, zinc don't lessen Covid-19 symptoms, study finds.

[2greys]

Can vitamin C and zinc help you fight off Covid-19?

No, not even at high doses, according to the first randomized clinical trial to test the two supplements under medical supervision.

Despite the popular use of vitamin C and zinc to fight off or lessen the severity of viral colds and flu, the new study, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, found the two supplements were of no benefit to people isolating at home with Covid-19.

In fact, the findings were so unimpressive that the study was stopped early.

"Unfortunately, these 2 supplements failed to live up to their hype," wrote Dr. Erin Michos of John Hopkins and Houston Methodist's Dr. Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, in an accompanying editorial.

The Journal of the American Medical Association. Study Paper:

jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...

[kflatt]

Vitamin C was way too high, and they probably lost any zinc benefits through diarrhea.

"Ascorbic acid can cause gastrointestinal intolerance, and in the current study, a significantly higher proportion of patients in the ascorbic acid subgroups reported adverse effects, including nausea, diarrhea, and stomach cramps."

[Izb1 in reply to kflatt]

Thats interesting to know and am surprised the people doing this study didnt take that into account, thanks for putting another side to this x