[Ruatha]

The best thing is just to ignore it, if you catch it you do. If you are otherwise healthy accept that you sometimes will get a cold.

The only people who should worry are those with immuno-deficiets and old otherwise sick people, i e chronic pulmonary disease.

There is so far no evidence of vitamin substitution having any effect on common cold, neither preventive nor to shorten the actual disease.
Some studies have shown that patients feel better while taking Vitamin C in very high doses (Vitamin C is never toxic, it's a water based vitamin) but there has been no objective test results showing any effect, but one shouldn't ignore the subjective feeling.
Nevertheless, it won't harm you, so feel free to use them.

Edit:As Fyron said, don't take to many of the "generic" vitamin pills that also contain lipid based vitamins that can be toxic if over-dosed, use pills that are only Vitamin-C if you are going for high dosage.

Eating a normal diet for the average person will give you enough vitamins, so supplements are not necessary unless recommended by your doctor (Very rare)

Ruatha (MD)

[ May 23, 2003, 10:53: Message edited by: Ruatha ]