Prevents a few respiratory infections (about 1 in 20 people helped) and shortens colds by about two days in pooled trials.

Prevents a few respiratory infections (about 1 in 20 people helped) and shortens colds by about two days in pooled trials.

In a viral-challenge study using objective sleep tracking, people who slept less than 6 hours a night were roughly four times more likely to develop a cold after exposure than those sleeping over 7 hours.

Ending showers with cold water led to fewer sick days off work, without fewer illness days.

Does not prevent colds for most people, but may shorten them slightly.

Lowers infection deaths in children who are deficient; little evidence of benefit for healthy adults.

Larger recent trials did not confirm earlier findings: across 46 trials, vitamin D did not clearly reduce respiratory infections.
