history: Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
knowledge: Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and -ascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.
response: I see, you know another name for that is ascorbic acid?
history: Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
I see, you know another name for that is ascorbic acid?
Wow, I never knew it had another name. What benefits does vitamin C provide anyway?
knowledge: The disease scurvy is prevented and treated with vitamin C-containing foods or dietary supplements.
response: Well, food that has vitamin C can be used to help fix scurvy, or prevent it as well.
history: Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
I see, you know another name for that is ascorbic acid?
Wow, I never knew it had another name. What benefits does vitamin C provide anyway?
Well, food that has vitamin C can be used to help fix scurvy, or prevent it as well.
I see, well is there research about how it affects the cold?
knowledge: Evidence does not support use in the general population for the prevention of the common cold.
response: I don't know about the research but evidence is against it being used to avoid the common cold.
history: Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
I see, you know another name for that is ascorbic acid?
Wow, I never knew it had another name. What benefits does vitamin C provide anyway?
Well, food that has vitamin C can be used to help fix scurvy, or prevent it as well.
I see, well is there research about how it affects the cold?
I don't know about the research but evidence is against it being used to avoid the common cold.
Really?  I know there is some controversy about it - but taking it doesn't hurt anything though.
knowledge: Large doses may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, trouble sleeping, and flushing of the skin.
response: I see, another thing to note is that big amounts can cause a variety of symptoms such as sleeping issues and skin flushes.
history: Hi - I take vitamin C every day to ward off colds, and it seems to be working.
I see, you know another name for that is ascorbic acid?
Wow, I never knew it had another name. What benefits does vitamin C provide anyway?
Well, food that has vitamin C can be used to help fix scurvy, or prevent it as well.
I see, well is there research about how it affects the cold?
I don't know about the research but evidence is against it being used to avoid the common cold.
Really?  I know there is some controversy about it - but taking it doesn't hurt anything though.
I see, another thing to note is that big amounts can cause a variety of symptoms such as sleeping issues and skin flushes.
I've never experienced any of those things - I think I'll continue to take it and will keep an eye out for anything unusual.
knowledge: Normal doses are safe during pregnancy.
response: I see, well another interesting thing is that even in pregnancy, a normal amount is okay.