Original sentence: Ascorbate usage in studies of up to several grams per day, however, have been associated with decreased cold duration and severity of symptoms, possibly as a result of an antihistamine effect.In the years since Pauling's popular books about vitamin C, general agreement by medical authorities about larger than RDA amounts of vitamin C in health and medicine has remained elusive.Klenner (repeated IV treatments, 400-700+ mg/kg/day ) and Cathcart (oral use to bowel tolerance ), up to ~150 grams ascorbate per day for flu, have remained experimentally unaddressed by conventional medical authorities for decades.The highest dose treatments, published clinical results of specific orthomolecular therapy regimes pioneered by Drs
Edited sentence: In general, twenty years of studies have not supported the view that large doses of vitamin C reduce the incidence of the common cold.Large doses however have been associated with decreased cold duration and severity of symptoms, possibly as a result of an antihistamine effect