ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Self-Care for Common Colds: The Pivotal Role of Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Zinc, and
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
88 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 184 citations in OpenAlex.
- Supplementation of Vitamin D and Mental Health in Adults with Respiratory System Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The role of vitamin D in the age of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of clinical practice · 2021Pooled it
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- Association Between Vitamin D and Influenza: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Could Vitamins Help in the Fight Against COVID-19?Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Zinc Supplementation Reduces Common Cold Duration among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials with Micronutrients Supplementation.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Pooled it
- Association between micronutrient deficiency and acute respiratory infections in healthy adults: a systematic review of observational studies.Nutrition journal · 2019Pooled it
- Positive Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2022Trial
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- Intake of 25-Hydroxyvitamin DNutrients · 2020Trial
- The Effect of a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement on Immune Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- Immune system evaluation of Echinacea Purpurea root extract in female Harlan Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley SD) rats.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2026Article
- Association of Serum Vitamin D and Hematological Parameters with SARS-CoV-2 PCR Positivity: A Combined Biomarker Approach in Asymptomatic Children.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Functional Food Ingredients Enhancing Immune Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Vitamin D as an Adjuvant Immune Enhancer to SARS-Cov-2 Vaccine.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Holistic care in mild upper respiratory tract infections (MURTIs): an approach to individualized care management.Drugs in context · 2025Review
- Key genes of vitamin D metabolism and their roles in the risk and prognosis of cancer.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Review
- Short-Term Zinc Supplementation Stimulates Visceral Adipose Catabolism and Inflammation in Mice.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Role of vitamin D in COVID-19 and other viral infections.World journal of virology · 2024Review
28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Maintaining a normal healthy immune defense system lowers the incidence and/or the severity of symptoms and/or the duration of common cold (CC). Physical barriers and innate and adaptive immunity have been involved during a CC episode. Vitamins C and D, zinc, and
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