Max decides that vitamin C might make his winters more pleasant, but he decides first to try to increase the vitamin C content of his diet. Address the following points: o What would Max have to eat to consume 1,000 mg of vitamin C per day in his diet? o Is this consumption practical every day? Why or why not?

In the winter, Max is plagued with one cold after another. He generally does not take vitamin supplements but decided to explore the possibility of taking a vitamin C supplement to decrease the number of his winter colds. Max began by completing a literature search, which revealed approximately 60 recent articles. He selected the following two: o Study One: A double-blind study in which a control group of 50 individuals receiving a placebo was compared to an experimental group receiving a supplement of 1,000 mg of vitamin C per day for 4 months. Participants did not change their diet during the study. Each study participant recorded the appearance and disappearance of cold symptoms for the duration of the study. The results indicated no difference between the two groups regarding the number of colds they experienced. o Study Two: A double-blind study occurred in which 20 study participants were housed for 2 weeks in the metabolic ward of a nutrition research center. Ten received a placebo, and 10 received a supplement containing 1,000 mg of vitamin C. All subjects consumed the same amount of dietary vitamin C and spent 4 hours in the same room with an individual with a cold. The appearance, severity, and disappearance of cold symptoms were monitored by a physician. Results indicated that there was no difference between the vitamin-C group and the control group in terms of disappearance of cold symptoms; however, the vitamin-C group had milder colds that disappeared more rapidly. As a team, complete the following: · Study One o Was Study One well controlled? Why or why not? o What does double blind mean? o Based on the results of this study, do you think Max should take a vitamin C supplement during the winter months? Provide a rationale for your answer. · Study Two o Was this study well controlled? Why or why not? o Based on the results of this study, do you think Max should take a vitamin C supplement during the winter months? Provide a rationale for your answer. Conclusion: Max decides that vitamin C might make his winters more pleasant, but he decides first to try to increase the vitamin C content of his diet. Address the following points: o What would Max have to eat to consume 1,000 mg of vitamin C per day in his diet? o Is this consumption practical every day? Why or why not?

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