<p>Many people believe that taking vitamin C supplements helps their immune system fight off colds.</p><p>But there are even bigger claims attached to this supplement – that it not only boosts immunity, but fights cancer.</p><p>Norman and Tegan introduce us to the Nobel laureate who pushed these theories decades ago, and whether there’s any truth to them.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sci-hub.hlgczx.com/10.1159/000343121" target="_blank">The Discovery of Vitamin C</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(04)17588-0/fulltext">Treatment for scurvy not discovered by Lind</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/linus-paulings-vitamin-c-crusade/">Linus Pauling’s Vitamin C Crusade</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(18)30320-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1535610818303209%3Fshowall%3Dtrue">Ascorbic Acid in Cancer Treatment: Let the Phoenix Fly</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39369582/">A randomized trial of pharmacological ascorbate, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8750500/" target="_blank">The Role of Vitamin C in Cancer Prevention and Therapy: A Literature Review</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304225002314" target="_blank">High-dose vitamin C: A promising anti-tumor agent, insight from mechanisms, clinical research, and challenges</a> </li><li><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-023-17229-8" target="_blank">Vitamin C reduces the severity of common colds: a meta-analysis</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1501" target="_blank">Two Faces of Vitamin C—Antioxidative and Pro-Oxidative Agent</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/supplements/group_b/antioxidants/vitamin-c">Vitamin C - Australian Institute of Sport</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/nutrient-reference-values/nutrients/vitamin-c" target="_blank">Vitamin C – EatforHealth.gov.au</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/multivitamins-supplement-health/103455210">Multivitamins: Are they a scam?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/dairy-milk-chocolate-acne/105285682">Can consuming dairy really give you acne?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/sedentary-behaviour-health-harms/104676736">Is sitting the new smoking?</a></li></ul>