How does vitamin C help a person's immune system?

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The discussion centers around the role of vitamin C in boosting the immune system, exploring the mechanisms involved and seeking credible sources of information on the topic.

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  • Exploratory, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a long-held belief that vitamin C boosts the immune system and seeks to understand the underlying mechanism.
  • Another participant requests links to credible readings on the topic, emphasizing the importance of using mainstream medical websites to avoid misinformation.
  • A third participant echoes the request for links and admits to not having done any reading on the subject.
  • A subsequent reply suggests using Google to find reputable sources such as NIH, Harvard, and the Mayo Clinic, and encourages starting a new thread for further questions after reviewing the material.

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There is no consensus on the mechanisms by which vitamin C boosts the immune system, and the discussion remains unresolved as participants focus on sourcing information rather than debating specific claims.

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Participants have not provided specific studies or evidence to support their claims, and the discussion relies on general beliefs and suggestions for further reading.

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What is the mechanism by which vitamin C helps a person's immune system?
I think I have known that vitamin C boosts a human being's immune system since my ages was in the single digits. But what is the mechanism by which vitamin C boosts a human being's immune system?
 
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Please post some links to the reading you have been doing about this question. I could do that for you, but that will not help you in the future with questions like this. Please to confine the links to mainstream medical websites, since there is plenty of misinformation out there. Thanks. :smile:
 
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Please post some links to the reading you have been doing about this question. I could do that for you, but that will not help you in the future with questions like this. Please to confine the links to mainstream medical websites, since there is plenty of misinformation out there. Thanks. :smile:
I have not been doing any reading about this question.
 
Then please use Google to do the searching, and read some of the links that you find at NIH, Harvard, NCBI, the Mayo Clinic, and other reputable medical information websites. Once you have done that, if you have questions about that reading, please go ahead and start a new thread with the links and your questions. Thanks.
 

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