Stance-Detection-in-Web-and-Social-Media/SEN-SVM/final_feature_set/VC_train.csv

1	Unnamed:0	sentence	ent_nut	ent_pos	ent_neg	sta_nut	sta_sup	sta_opp	senti	med_aff	med_treat	label
2	0	vitamin see is typically used by many canadians to both prevent and treat ( or manage ) the common cold	-0.23564643	-0.046429016	-0.23564643	2.95131047	2.825021866	2.686964441	Negative	0	1	support
3	1	a cochrane review earlier this year found that regular vitamin see supplements had no effect on common cold incidence	-0.23564911	-0.046427496	-0.23564911	1.994554403	2.21239753	2.551416179	Negative	1	0	oppose
4	2	supplementation with larger amounts of vitamin see has not been shown to be more effective , and it may cause diarrhea or have other adverse effects	-0.23564619	-0.046429195	-0.23564619	4.251017885	4.091137217	4.104698852	Negative	0	0	oppose
5	3	it is not necessarily a stretch to assume vitamin see might be protective against colds	-0.23564106	-0.046432234	-0.23564106	2.092538727	2.466475242	2.223698113	Negative	0	0	support
6	4	though the information on vitamin see and the common cold is mixed , there are few risks in trying vitamin see and vitamin see supplements for reducing the severity or duration of cold and flu	-0.23565471	-0.04642415	-0.23565471	2.37053719	2.444221718	2.356386087	Negative	0	0	support
7	5	there are still many sound reasons to get plenty of see researchers have long known that vitamin see is an essential building block of collagen , the structural material for bone , skin , blood vessels and other tissue	-0.23568034	-0.046408996	-0.23568034	3.632263085	3.152008348	3.212279506	Negative	0	0	neutral
8	6	today is popular belief that vitamin see can treat the common cold originated from claims made by influential american chemist linus pauling during the 1960s	-0.2356425	-0.046431385	-0.2356425	2.8569704	2.299211824	2.657974424	Negative	0	1	neutral
9	7	the review results suggested that vitamin see might help prevent colds in people exposed to short periods of intense physical activity , such as marathon runners or skiers , but not in the general population	-0.23566289	-0.0464193	-0.23566289	3.620067582	3.627364577	3.70604755	Negative	0	0	oppose
10	8	researchers also believe the powerful antioxidant action of vitamin see mops up inflammatory chemicals produced during a viral infection , to improve symptoms and hasten healing if a cold develops	-0.23565261	-0.046425387	-0.23565261	2.480069861	2.832427899	2.555053036	Negative	0	0	support
11	9	overwhelming evidence shows that vitamin see prevents common colds and reduces a colds severity and duration	-0.23564407	-0.046430446	-0.23564407	2.319976284	2.382784385	2.443510044	Negative	0	0	support
12	10	when you 're sniffling and sneezing from a cold , you may be tempted to reach for a bottle of vitamin see pills or drink some orange juice	-0.23565009	-0.0464269	-0.23565009	3.255287009	2.894613013	2.954598089	Negative	0	0	neutral
13	11	four medical scientists who have analyzed the results of these trials have found pauling 's claims unsupported , except for slight reduction in severity , in most of those trials that were scientifically properly designed and executed	-0.23565117	-0.046426214	-0.23565117	4.651011713	4.371503554	4.647678772	Negative	0	0	oppose
14	12	pauling suggested that taking large doses of vitamin see could do everything from fight cancer to prevent heart disease	-0.23565134	-0.04642614	-0.23565134	3.929096578	3.67671469	3.678163091	Negative	0	0	neutral
15	13	few things have stirred the imagination and hopes of the public in matters of nutrition or vexed nutrition scientists as much as linus pauling 's 1970 book , vitamin see and the common cold	-0.23565213	-0.04642567	-0.23565213	3.755814017	3.403640042	3.47051608	Negative	0	0	neutral
16	14	two sets of volunteers , one group who was given vitamin see pills and one group who was given placebo pills , were infected with a cold virus and it was found that all of the volunteers developed colds with similar symptoms and durations	-0.23566557	-0.04641769	-0.23566557	3.861290181	3.762875163	3.855435872	Negative	0	0	oppose
17	15	however , for people under extreme stress , or who do n't consume an adequate amount of fruits and vegetables , supplementation does appear to offer some protective benefits , and lower their risk of colds	-0.2356536	-0.0464248	-0.2356536	3.429350616	3.561081502	3.32568861	Neutral	0	0	support
18	16	pauling said that after regularly taking high doses of vitamin see , he felt livelier and healthier and no longer experienced cold symptoms	-0.23564707	-0.046428688	-0.23564707	3.200253957	3.362227416	3.158257751	Negative	0	0	support
19	17	regardless , the review found that once cold symptoms show up , taking a therapeutic dose of vitamin see will not affect the duration or severity of the common cold	-0.23565148	-0.046426058	-0.23565148	2.114376543	2.184279737	2.423034137	Negative	0	0	oppose
20	18	in the past few decades , multiple randomized controlled trials have examined whether the vitamin has any actual effect on the common cold	-0.235649	-0.046427526	-0.235649	2.024281757	1.238459047	1.759453788	Negative	1	0	neutral
21	19	where vitamin see might be the most useful is after exposure to unusual stress or cold exposure	-0.23564224	-0.04643151	-0.23564224	3.153137228	3.190845053	3.049196081	Negative	0	0	support
22	20	it recommended that if symptoms of a cold do start , you should take 500 or 1 , 000 mg every hour for several hours	-0.23565368	-0.0464248	-0.23565368	3.572538072	3.497240177	3.413730846	Neutral	0	0	support
23	21	the authors say that the clinical significance of this minor reduction is questionable , although the consistency of these findings points to a genuine biological effect	-0.23564097	-0.046432264	-0.23564097	2.722292904	2.537183908	3.370643923	Neutral	0	0	oppose
24	22	as we 've shown , the research on vitamin see as a sickness fixer is mixed , though many professionals maintain that it 's not an effective treatment for the sniffles	-0.23564517	-0.04642979	-0.23564517	3.118462018	2.573092003	2.653915604	Negative	0	1	neutral
25	23	even if it does shorten the duration of colds or lessen the symptoms , the benefits aren t dramatic	-0.23563488	-0.04643587	-0.23563488	3.061501772	3.155329114	3.374312126	Negative	1	0	oppose
26	24	the book 's main claim was that taking 1 gram ( 1 , 000 mg ) of vitamin see daily would reduce the incidence of colds by 45 for most people , but that some persons might need much larger amounts	-0.23567319	-0.046413176	-0.23567319	3.9044603	3.926329032	3.763091396	Negative	0	0	support
27	25	however , some physicians recommend taking several grams a day in divided doses at the first sign of a scratchy throat or stuffy nose	-0.2356496	-0.046427205	-0.2356496	2.626641722	3.031017074	2.6316212	Neutral	0	0	support
28	26	while the results of this study should be interpreted with caution considering that the data was based upon self reported cases of the cold , it nonetheless demonstrates the protective effect of vitamin see upon the frequency of catching the common cold	-0.23566565	-0.04641766	-0.23566565	2.39266251	2.744968941	2.598847939	Negative	0	1	support
29	27	a lot has changed in the past 70 years , and as the popularity of vitamin see continues to escalate , there seems to be more and more confusion regarding how much of it we should be taking	-0.23564368	-0.04643067	-0.23564368	3.174191903	2.441191984	2.68620036	Negative	0	0	neutral
30	28	experimental studies of the possible value of vitamin see in the prevention of infections have been conducted by medical investigators ever since preparations of the pure crystalline vitamin became commercially available during the 1930s	-0.23565492	-0.046424024	-0.23565492	3.195934865	2.539483066	2.745835279	Negative	0	0	neutral
31	29	a series of investigations regarding whether or not vitamin see has a significant impact upon fighting off the common cold began in 1970 with the book , vitamin see and the common cold , by linus pauling	-0.23565394	-0.04642462	-0.23565394	2.891594668	2.62919767	2.620682089	Negative	0	0	neutral
32	30	subjects who received vitamin see pills took approximately 30 fewer disability days off from work compared to those who did not take the pills	-0.23565201	-0.046425767	-0.23565201	3.20386427	3.270415408	3.055141385	Negative	0	0	support
33	31	the vitamin appears to inhibit bacterial growth	-0.23563881	-0.04643354	-0.23563881	4.70881596	4.277759107	4.397285267	Negative	0	0	neutral
34	32	as you can see , the potential downsides to taking vitamin see supplements are greater than the benefits of doing so	-0.2356411	-0.046432205	-0.2356411	2.889684718	2.482211233	2.684209037	Positive	0	0	neutral
35	33	thus , in this test , vitamin see neither prevented colds nor shortened their duration	-0.23564044	-0.046432577	-0.23564044	2.498433903	2.484882595	2.927631991	Negative	0	0	oppose
36	34	research has found no evidence that vitamin see prevents colds , says dr has muk h joshi , vice chair of the royal college of gps	-0.23565172	-0.04642594	-0.23565172	3.526928046	3.449288423	3.956508658	Negative	0	0	oppose
37	35	vitamin see is also proving to be friendly to the heart and arteries	-0.23564258	-0.046431325	-0.23564258	3.320233795	2.83777841	3.136176685	Positive	0	0	neutral
38	36	to summarize , while large doses of vitamin see are probably not effective for reducing incidence of cold , deficiencies can make you more susceptible	-0.23564667	-0.04642892	-0.23564667	3.473080816	3.383334955	3.59027597	Negative	0	0	oppose
39	37	american academy of nurse practitioners suggests it could be effective at reducing the duration of a cold , but not its severity	-0.23564169	-0.046431847	-0.23564169	2.279559677	2.471557254	2.472692364	Negative	0	0	support
40	38	pauling promoted the idea that large megadoses of vitamin see could reduce both the duration and severity of the common cold	-0.23564647	-0.046429038	-0.23564647	3.038623889	3.059024389	2.943414537	Negative	0	0	support
41	39	however , in five studies of people under extreme physical stress , like marathon runners and skiers , taking vitamin see appeared to reduce the occurrence of the common cold	-0.23565903	-0.046421595	-0.23565903	3.445600172	3.635358468	3.383875274	Neutral	0	0	support
42	40	those taking the vitamin experienced , on average , a 50 reduction in common cold incidence	-0.23564607	-0.04642926	-0.23564607	2.905804026	3.181230487	2.922237766	Negative	0	0	support
43	41	also , the vast majority of reputable medical and nutritional scientists strongly disagree with him	-0.23564179	-0.046431795	-0.23564179	3.884802528	3.668715697	4.13243865	Negative	0	0	oppose
44	42	more research is needed to evaluate the benefits or harms of taking mega doses of vitamin see as a treatment once a cold has started	-0.23564444	-0.046430208	-0.23564444	3.61877861	3.469311722	3.574989046	Negative	0	0	neutral
45	43	they found that the incidence of the common cold for the low dose group ( 9 too ) was higher than that for the high dose group ( 3 too ) , suggesting that a higher daily dose of vitamin see influences a lower incidence of the common cold ( as we would expect by now )	-0.2356674	-0.04641656	-0.2356674	3.206242357	3.217107052	2.984867423	Negative	0	0	support
46	44	in one study , subjects in a high stress subgroup who took vitamin see supplements experienced a 50 percent reduction in incidence of the common cold	-0.23565751	-0.04642252	-0.23565751	3.347342791	3.387738475	3.225805522	Negative	0	0	support
47	45	although not consistent , the evidence as a whole , suggests linus pauling was wrong and if there is a benefit to taking vitamin see for cold prevention , it is small	-0.23565173	-0.04642594	-0.23565173	2.782110773	2.783692418	3.075201547	Negative	0	0	oppose
48	46	a study by scientists from the university of helsinki suggests that vitamin see is most effective for active people who exercise regularly by helping reduce sniffles and the amount of time a cold lasts	-0.2356549	-0.046424016	-0.2356549	4.034151439	3.967314501	3.904774873	Negative	0	1	support
49	47	and if they did get a cold , it was of shorter duration and less severe than those in the placebo group	-0.23564263	-0.04643131	-0.23564263	4.026535416	3.960144014	3.936551127	Negative	0	0	support
50	48	by the mid 1970s , an estimated 50 million americans were using vitamin see to treat colds , and drugstore sales of vitamin see products had quadrupled	-0.23564813	-0.046428047	-0.23564813	2.375398214	2.038935049	2.224214881	Negative	0	0	neutral
51	49	traditional remedies like echinacea , ginseng , vapor rubs and cough medicine were found to have no clear benefits while antibiotics were likely to cause more harm than good , the researchers concluded	-0.23565134	-0.046426125	-0.23565134	3.316391931	2.656543355	3.057127694	Negative	0	0	neutral
52	50	there are over 200 viruses that are associated with the common cold and it affects people worldwide , not just those living in wintry places	-0.2356511	-0.046426304	-0.2356511	4.147643376	3.667396181	3.876017472	Negative	1	0	neutral
53	51	vitamin see may provide benefit for people at high risk of colds due to frequent exposure for example , children who attend group child care during the winter	-0.23565659	-0.04642304	-0.23565659	3.77125649	3.839287404	3.65347822	Negative	0	1	support
54	52	if you take at least 0 too grams of vitamin see every day , you 're not likely to have fewer colds , but they may end a day or two quicker	-0.23565102	-0.046426333	-0.23565102	3.025317405	3.281726332	2.990021722	Negative	0	0	support
55	53	anderson 's second trial in 1974 revealed 250 mg of vitamin per day reduced severity of cold as much as did 1 , 000 mg or for , 000 mg	-0.23566732	-0.046416737	-0.23566732	3.177326712	2.938555122	3.060034072	Negative	0	0	neutral
56	54	should we take vitamin see to help once a cold has started ?	-0.23563834	-0.04643382	-0.23563834	2.842279036	2.938872623	2.848099322	Negative	0	0	neutral
57	55	this collagen acts as the stabilizing tissue in the bone , muscle and skin	-0.23564231	-0.046431474	-0.23564231	4.825015421	4.397905168	4.381016626	Negative	0	0	neutral
58	56	vitamin see has long been touted for its supposed ability to treat the common cold	-0.23564227	-0.046431534	-0.23564227	2.576311182	2.307580449	2.32200471	Negative	0	1	neutral
59	57	basically , if you take vitamin see , you will get just as many colds as you did before but they may be slightly less severe and last for a slightly shorter time period	-0.23564842	-0.04642787	-0.23564842	3.770518519	3.667215268	3.525186772	Negative	0	0	support
60	58	an examination of the scientific evidence based on humans will help us assess the value of using vitamin see for preventing and treating the common cold	-0.23565196	-0.046425782	-0.23565196	2.527318924	2.060728475	2.247319035	Positive	0	0	neutral
61	59	but many of pauling 's more dramatic claims were not borne out in research done since then , and by the time he died in 1994 , some in the medical establishment had labeled him a quack	-0.23564416	-0.046430364	-0.23564416	4.403707853	3.739864488	3.837581822	Negative	0	0	neutral
62	60	in fact , at least 15 other studies can corroborate the results published by university of toronto researchers , debunking the vitamin see myth by uncovering evidence against it	-0.23564453	-0.046430178	-0.23564453	2.674762427	2.525235269	3.038549616	Negative	0	0	oppose
63	61	the recipients were nonsmoking men testing negative for antibodies to the rv 16 type cold virus	-0.235649	-0.046427548	-0.235649	2.887026652	2.174822492	2.493087993	Negative	0	0	neutral
64	62	in most cases , vitamin see supplements wo n't help prevent colds	-0.2356402	-0.04643272	-0.2356402	1.831123466	1.937450523	2.170338499	Negative	0	0	oppose
65	63	a meta analysis that examined 29 trials in a total of 11 , 306 participants revealed that supplementing with 200 mg or more of vitamin see did not reduce frequency of colds	-0.2356575	-0.046422534	-0.2356575	2.576411052	2.238852353	2.779520368	Negative	0	0	oppose
66	64	dr thomas chambers concluded in 1975 i , who have colds as often and as severe as those of any man , do not consider the very minor potential benefit that might result from taking vitamin see three times a day for life worth either the effort or the risk , no matter how slight the latter might be	-0.23567143	-0.046414062	-0.23567143	3.078173014	2.98720039	3.455238309	Negative	0	0	oppose
67	65	if you take at least 0 too grams of vitamin see every day , you 're not likely to have fewer colds , but they may end a day or two quicker	-0.23565102	-0.046426333	-0.23565102	3.025317405	3.281726332	2.990021722	Negative	0	0	support
68	66	the researchers conclude that the lack of effect of prophylactic vitamin see supplementation on the incidence of common cold in normal populations throws doubt on the utility of this wide practice	-0.23565492	-0.04642403	-0.23565492	3.889624387	3.734338879	4.03242809	Negative	0	0	oppose
69	67	today , the institute of medicine recommends that adult males get 90 milligrams of vitamin see daily in their diet , women get 75 mg daily and children consume between 15 and 75 mg daily , depending on their age and sex	-0.23568648	-0.046405256	-0.23568648	4.039116741	3.496561098	3.638968701	Negative	0	1	neutral
70	68	while research abounds , most experts say there is still little proof that increasing vitamin see intake will help cut down on sick days	-0.2356495	-0.04642725	-0.2356495	2.225670475	2.191839544	2.840503962	Negative	0	0	oppose
71	69	nor does taking large doses slow or stop cancer	-0.23564154	-0.04643195	-0.23564154	3.983623679	3.66206422	3.641175273	Neutral	0	0	neutral
72	70	in general , vitamin see wo n't harm you if you get it by eating food like fruits and veggies	-0.23564401	-0.046430476	-0.23564401	3.713493674	3.313621283	3.464794206	Negative	0	0	neutral
73	71	without enough of this antioxidant protection , mostly taken in the form of fruits and vegetables , you will find yourself at a higher health risk for a larger number of diseases and health conditions	-0.23565847	-0.046421953	-0.23565847	3.943479213	3.450243681	3.433256078	Negative	0	0	neutral
74	72	scientists have taken an interest in vitamin see since the early 1930s	-0.23563826	-0.04643386	-0.23563826	3.787296997	3.447712538	3.506387684	Neutral	0	0	neutral
75	73	you need a healthy immune system to fight off cold viruses	-0.2356402	-0.046432726	-0.2356402	4.249291204	3.834573108	3.898641132	Negative	0	0	neutral
76	74	a 1999 study published in the journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics assessed the impact of vitamin see megadoses upon the incidence , duration and severity of the common cold amongst 252 students at a technical training facility in santiago , chile	-0.23566794	-0.046416275	-0.23566794	3.598843226	3.131911633	3.366434407	Negative	0	0	neutral
77	75	vitamin see supplementation has also been shown to enhance several physiological aspects of the immune response , but these studies do not prove that vitamin see reduces your susceptibility to the cold	-0.23565227	-0.04642562	-0.23565227	2.641214291	2.454712063	2.879295101	Negative	0	0	oppose
78	76	there are other measures more likely to have a noticeable effect on colds , such as regular hand washing and getting enough dietary zinc , according to a 2014 study in the canadian medical association journal	-0.23565446	-0.046424307	-0.23565446	2.253010646	2.116388551	2.703741466	Negative	0	0	oppose
79	77	while incidence of cold was not reduced with supplements , the duration of cold does seem to be significantly shortened with additional vitamin see , a feature most of us would take in a heartbeat when feeling under the weather	-0.23565029	-0.04642675	-0.23565029	3.154548192	3.205247598	3.061855374	Negative	0	0	support
80	78	academics who looked back at 67 studies examining the effectiveness of cold prevention and remedies discovered that few live up to the hype	-0.23564573	-0.046429478	-0.23564573	2.467573636	2.278958685	2.898277768	Negative	0	0	oppose
81	79	of course , there are other potential benefits of vitamin see supplementation and there is a lot of epidemiological evidence suggesting that adequate vitamin see from foods is linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer	-0.23566046	-0.046420775	-0.23566046	3.329715238	2.91092364	3.023746797	Negative	0	0	neutral
82	80	vitamin see gained its reputation as an almost miraculous substance after two time nobel prize winner linus pauling first touted the benefits of the micronutrient in a series of books , with titles such as vitamin see and the common cold , ( with h	-0.23566659	-0.046417043	-0.23566659	2.22348125	2.442714098	2.199383174	Negative	0	0	support
83	81	however , taking vitamin see before the onset of cold symptoms may shorten the duration of symptoms	-0.23564208	-0.04643161	-0.23564208	3.066642384	3.26083454	2.956989262	Neutral	0	0	support
84	82	leading medical advisory groups including the food and drug administration , the american medical association , and the american dietetic association do not recommend supplemental vitamin see to prevent or treat colds	-0.23565093	-0.04642637	-0.23565093	2.748411896	2.448698479	3.021872285	Negative	0	1	oppose
85	83	they found six studies in which the vitamin or a placebo was given to marathon runners , skiers and soldiers exposed to significant cold and or physical stress	-0.23565271	-0.046425343	-0.23565271	3.279859189	3.235064445	3.28746905	Negative	0	0	neutral
86	84	two studies of this type found that everyone got colds whether they took vitamin see or not	-0.2356441	-0.04643044	-0.2356441	3.283943744	3.267836761	3.413782781	Positive	0	0	oppose
87	85	a daily dose of vitamin see did slightly reduce the length and severity of colds in the ordinary population	-0.23564695	-0.04642877	-0.23564695	3.488706886	3.530681165	3.439331238	Negative	0	0	support
88	86	in addition , many studies show that eating foods rich in see can reduce the risk of developing cancer , particularly cancers that strike the mouth and digestive tract , according to jane higdon , a nutrition scientist at the linus pauling institute at oregon state university	-0.23567909	-0.0464096	-0.23567909	3.639417271	3.065974681	3.232477058	Negative	0	0	neutral
89	87	this concept was made popular in 1970 when nobel prize winner linus pauling recommended taking much more of the vitamin in his book vitamin see and the common cold	-0.23565136	-0.046426125	-0.23565136	2.191573549	1.965515215	1.927231393	Positive	0	0	neutral
90	88	when sickness sets in , many of us immediately turn to vitamin see products such as supplement pills , juices , and cough drops	-0.23564571	-0.046429478	-0.23564571	4.161374491	3.689841932	3.72528434	Negative	0	0	neutral
91	89	alas , neither claim has quite held up under scrutiny	-0.23563737	-0.04643438	-0.23563737	2.941435879	2.849210914	3.478265857	Negative	0	0	oppose
92	90	dr tru swell concluded it is now fairly clear that for preventing colds , vitamin see has no worthwhile effect , but he believed that there is thus a little more evidence for a small therapeutic effect of ascorbic acid ( vitamin see )	-0.23566592	-0.046417467	-0.23566592	2.365839646	2.328312664	2.957072941	Negative	0	0	oppose
93	91	back in the 1970s , a small study supported dr pauling is belief that vitamin see wards off colds	-0.23564604	-0.0464293	-0.23564604	1.907674453	2.198862154	2.377656966	Negative	0	0	support
94	92	the number of colds per person , the duration of colds and their severity were the same in both vitamin and placebo groups	-0.23564681	-0.04642885	-0.23564681	3.440184091	3.513917867	3.485940374	Negative	0	0	oppose
95	93	in 1979 , dr cou leh an published his analysis of vitamin see versus the common cold and concluded that extra vitamin see is not worth taking	-0.23565036	-0.04642673	-0.23565036	1.819055398	1.758045218	2.475480552	Negative	0	0	oppose
96	94	however , isaac does n't recommend taking high doses of vitamin see every day only while the cold is active	-0.23564932	-0.04642736	-0.23564932	2.217754906	2.287393122	2.076325704	Neutral	0	0	neutral
97	95	after volunteers ate two or three vitamin see rich kiwis a day for 28 days , platelets in their blood were less likely to clump together and form small blood clots that can jam arteries and lead to heart attack or stroke	-0.2356918	-0.046402104	-0.2356918	4.099168746	3.487716639	3.705379442	Negative	0	0	neutral
98	96	for example , some studies show supplementing with vitamin see before and after extreme physical exertion , like running a marathon , does lower the risk of developing a cold by up to half	-0.2356543	-0.046424396	-0.2356543	3.030832212	3.269818245	3.148403844	Negative	0	0	support
99	97	last year a study in seoul , south korea , reported higher birth weights among babies born to mothers with high vitamin see levels	-0.23565987	-0.046421118	-0.23565987	3.002577476	2.424639686	2.531725237	Positive	0	0	neutral
100	98	since then , study after study has looked at whether or not vitamin see prevents colds with inconsistent results	-0.23564054	-0.046432517	-0.23564054	2.871762216	2.764891726	3.090875705	Negative	0	0	neutral
101	99	the review found that people who do regular and intense physical exercise in cold weather ( soldiers , skiers , marathon runners ) and take vitamin see regularly did have a 48 decrease in the frequency of colds	-0.23566541	-0.046417825	-0.23566541	3.368819213	3.523416024	3.48199421	Neutral	0	0	support
102	100	vitamin see does not prevent you catching a cold	-0.23563996	-0.04643289	-0.23563996	2.838780864	2.936490339	2.902130961	Negative	0	0	oppose
103	101	a 2006 study published in the european journal of clinical nutrition split up patients with atrophic gastritis into a low dose vitamin see group ( receiving 50 mg day ) and a high dose vitamin see group ( receiving 500 mg day ) and followed their self reported incidences of the common cold over a 5 year period	-0.23571672	-0.046387084	-0.23571672	2.97660958	2.659850768	2.741235904	Negative	0	0	neutral
104	102	this may result in reducing the number of infections as well as their severity	-0.2356411	-0.04643219	-0.2356411	4.416654488	4.223163981	4.255655513	Negative	0	0	support
105	103	all of the volunteers whether they received vitamin see or not , got colds , which were of equal severity	-0.23564096	-0.046432294	-0.23564096	3.452631324	3.410203228	3.391975748	Negative	0	0	oppose
106	104	recent findings suggest it may also protect against helicobacter pylori , bacteria linked to both stomach cancer and ulcers	-0.23565203	-0.046425782	-0.23565203	4.131670108	3.696105504	3.75073425	Negative	0	0	neutral
107	105	they found a 29 decrease in severity of common cold symptoms for groups that increased their intake from 1000 mg to 2000 4000 mg throughout the duration of their cold	-0.23566177	-0.046420015	-0.23566177	3.189452378	3.320399766	3.255647557	Negative	0	0	support
108	106	the researchers discovered that it halved the risk of catching a cold among people under short term physical stress , such as exercise	-0.2356475	-0.046428405	-0.2356475	3.336930379	3.564359659	3.427384906	Negative	0	0	support
109	107	here , too , the antioxidant effect may be at work , preventing damage to artery walls that can promote cholesterol buildup	-0.23564991	-0.046427026	-0.23564991	4.278762466	3.734206856	3.799913325	Negative	0	0	neutral
110	108	a 2003 study at the san francisco veterans affairs medical center reported that people with high blood levels of vitamin see are less likely to test positive for infection by h pylori	-0.23567119	-0.04641439	-0.23567119	4.053109302	3.582204295	3.707904957	Negative	0	0	neutral
111	109	gorton and jarvis conducted a controlled study of 715 subjects to investigate the effect of mega dose vitamin see in preventing and relieving cold and flu symptoms	-0.23565072	-0.046426512	-0.23565072	2.810198931	2.360473466	2.425062824	Negative	0	0	neutral
112	110	vitamin see is believed to have protective effects on body cells when there is an infection	-0.2356484	-0.046427928	-0.2356484	2.882850789	2.897933665	2.763517643	Negative	1	0	support
113	111	however , vitamin see supplementation does drastically reduce the incidence of cold under high stress conditions such as intense exercise or subarctic temperatures	-0.23565479	-0.046424165	-0.23565479	3.70010132	3.793288546	3.566075019	Neutral	0	0	support
114	112	most of the studies that the researchers reviewed were double blinded , meaning that neither the participants nor the doctors who ran the study were told which participants were getting a sugar pill and which were taking the vitamin supplement	-0.2356555	-0.04642369	-0.2356555	2.316126303	1.775082206	2.20192934	Negative	0	0	neutral
115	113	if the average cold lasts 8 to 10 days then you will feel like your cold has stopped about one day sooner when you take vitamin see regularly	-0.23565283	-0.04642526	-0.23565283	3.172887136	3.39194432	3.141328976	Negative	0	0	support
116	114	another role vitamin see plays is with promoting a strong immune system and helping to build collagen	-0.23564206	-0.04643163	-0.23564206	4.197255885	3.654467194	3.76248756	Positive	0	0	neutral
117	115	eating kiwis also lowered triglycerides , or fats in the blood , by 15 percent , an effect that scientists credit to kiwis vitamin see , e and polyphenol content	-0.23565558	-0.046423666	-0.23565558	3.727229877	3.00879811	3.145176633	Negative	0	0	neutral
118	116	a 2013 review of dozens of studies found that vitamin see reduces the duration of colds by 8 percent in adults , and 14 percent in children	-0.2356564	-0.04642319	-0.2356564	3.093098294	3.195453767	3.230581053	Negative	0	0	support
119	117	taking vitamin see has long been a conventional approach to preventing and fighting a cold	-0.23564357	-0.04643075	-0.23564357	2.526231212	2.75117716	2.600547762	Negative	0	0	support
120	118	the studies evaluating prevention showed that adults taking vitamin see daily did not decrease the number of colds relative to those taking a placebo	-0.23565069	-0.046426564	-0.23565069	3.278871599	3.166868239	3.36510239	Negative	0	0	oppose
121	119	vitamin see acts as an antihistamine and anti inflammatory to help dry up a runny nose	-0.23564343	-0.04643085	-0.23564343	2.783644315	3.093532107	2.764298105	Negative	0	0	support
122	120	recent studies have revealed that vitamin see did n't keep colds at bay for most people , but was found to reduce the duration of a cold when taken at the onset of symptoms	-0.23565266	-0.046425395	-0.23565266	2.395260062	2.600628154	2.498454128	Negative	0	1	support
123	121	in some cases vitamin see made cold symptoms improve	-0.23564065	-0.04643248	-0.23564065	2.255908154	2.447827341	2.429150902	Negative	0	0	support
124	122	but the authors did find evidence that the vitamin could help prevent colds in people exposed to extreme physical exertion or cold weather	-0.23565051	-0.046426646	-0.23565051	2.767810831	2.948938397	2.957653549	Negative	0	0	support
125	123	contrary to popular belief , mega doses of vitamin see are not the best way to get over a cold	-0.23564357	-0.04643076	-0.23564357	2.252795092	2.077645842	2.494789199	Negative	0	0	oppose
126	124	although promising , we are not yet certain if taking larger doses of vitamin see makes any real difference once a cold has started	-0.23564689	-0.0464288	-0.23564689	3.779963645	3.541346586	3.578837965	Negative	0	0	neutral
127	125	taken together , the anderson studies suggest that extra vitamin see nay slightly reduce the severity of colds , but that it is not necessary to take the high dosages suggested by pauling to achieve this result	-0.23565125	-0.04642617	-0.23565125	3.106696605	2.929400641	3.321389629	Negative	0	0	oppose
128	126	in these prevention studies , those people who were given vitamin see and then caught a cold experienced a small reduction in the duration of the cold compared with those taking a placebo	-0.23565307	-0.04642514	-0.23565307	3.066499638	3.162036404	3.152660437	Negative	0	0	support
129	127	this year a report in the european journal of clinical nutrition suggests that vitamin see in breast milk may reduce the risk of allergic dermatitis in predisposed infants	-0.23565312	-0.046425126	-0.23565312	4.149518906	3.640066331	3.842139026	Negative	0	0	neutral
130	128	and another study suggests upping vitamin see intake could reduce the severity and duration of a cold and hopefully erase the need for that economy size tissue box	-0.23565477	-0.046424113	-0.23565477	4.010790287	3.999876269	3.931090076	Negative	0	0	support
131	129	there were two studies where the participants took ' mega ' doses of vitamin see at the start of the cold ( i e , taking very large doses of vitamin see )	-0.23565368	-0.04642477	-0.23565368	3.278075656	3.122796092	3.122498395	Negative	0	0	neutral
132	130	in the years since the publication of pauling 's popular book , researchers have found inconclusive evidence supporting his claim that vitamin see has a significant effect on preventing and fighting colds	-0.23565112	-0.04642626	-0.23565112	3.475080391	3.226370481	3.483705013	Negative	0	1	oppose
133	131	in the years since pauling and klenner , research has confirmed that vitamin see is the safest , cheapest and most effective way to fight the common cold	-0.23564911	-0.046427466	-0.23564911	2.605324623	2.784816555	2.636866685	Positive	0	0	support
134	132	you can get vitamin see when you eat fruits and veggies , especially oranges and other citrus fruits	-0.2356442	-0.04643035	-0.2356442	3.789350909	3.433454386	3.394464137	Negative	0	0	neutral
135	133	the common cold affects people worldwide , not just those who live in cold climates	-0.23564456	-0.04643015	-0.23564456	3.113992224	2.755758869	2.95991592	Negative	1	0	neutral
136	134	considering that the average cold lasts about a week , that reduction translates to about one less day of symptoms	-0.23564517	-0.04642979	-0.23564517	2.448746519	2.95402565	2.6313127	Negative	0	0	support
137	135	when they looked at all seven studies together , they found no benefit from taking the vitamin	-0.2356437	-0.046430655	-0.2356437	2.189294162	1.892878629	2.584616741	Negative	0	0	oppose
138	136	regular high doses had a modest effect on the duration of cold symptoms	-0.23564199	-0.04643169	-0.23564199	2.270959338	2.691156312	2.534371716	Neutral	0	0	support
139	137	much research has been done exploring the effectiveness of vitamin see in reducing incidence , duration , and severity of the common cold and other respiratory infections	-0.23565328	-0.046425037	-0.23565328	3.065265129	2.888585268	2.925989313	Negative	0	0	neutral
140	138	the most recent cochrane review into vitamin see and colds found a consistent treatment benefit with a reduction in the duration of a cold as well as in the severity of the symptoms	-0.23564842	-0.04642787	-0.23564842	2.491475698	2.730741701	2.841860166	Negative	0	0	support
141	139	companies like airborne , which sell therapeutic doses of vitamin see , have been successfully sued for false advertising , and no longer use claims that they can prevent or cure common colds	-0.23565134	-0.046426125	-0.23565134	2.457183463	2.336152877	2.878909544	Negative	0	1	oppose
142	140	vitamin see also strengthens the body immune system , neutralizes free radicals , and kills viruses	-0.23564908	-0.046427503	-0.23564908	3.283061089	3.312927566	3.020118527	Negative	0	0	support
143	141	the authors also mentioned that , for more than 30 years vitamin see in mega dose quantities has been recognized as an effective agent against colds and flu	-0.23564506	-0.046429865	-0.23564506	2.85253576	3.115721375	2.936563301	Negative	0	0	support
144	142	this study was designed to test pauling 's claims that ingestion of 1 , 000 mg of vitamin see daily would reduce the frequency of colds by 45 and the total days of illness by 60	-0.23566762	-0.046416484	-0.23566762	4.232772224	4.017522242	4.001481659	Negative	0	0	neutral
145	143	the research thus far does not show any important benefit for the duration or severity of symptoms once a cold has started	-0.23564303	-0.046431057	-0.23564303	2.173287475	2.168183004	2.763374873	Negative	0	0	oppose
146	144	taking large quantities of vitamin see lessens the duration of the cold and its symptoms	-0.23564264	-0.046431288	-0.23564264	2.199945915	2.559786689	2.412585518	Negative	0	0	support
147	145	but in one of the seven trials , patients took a single very high dose of the vitamin ( 8 g ) on the day their symptoms started and experienced a shorter illness compared with people who took a placebo pill	-0.23566712	-0.04641681	-0.23566712	3.943299674	3.924010331	3.748082442	Negative	0	0	support
148	146	out of all the studies , only taking a zinc supplement was found to be beneficial at preventing colds	-0.2356413	-0.04643207	-0.2356413	2.141347064	2.183404771	2.675510815	Negative	0	0	oppose
149	147	vitamin see also supports healthy immune function	-0.23564231	-0.046431504	-0.23564231	3.171710226	2.843535426	2.995352146	Negative	0	0	neutral
150	148	if you feel a cold coming on , take too , 000 mg of vitamin see every waking hour and continue this dosage until the cold is gone	-0.23565033	-0.046426736	-0.23565033	3.547301374	3.670694367	3.528383394	Negative	0	0	support
151	149	no difference in the incidence of colds was found among the groups taking no vitamin see , 250 mg , 1 , 000 mg or too , 000 mg daily	-0.23566315	-0.046419196	-0.23566315	3.467158364	3.419489747	3.347933299	Negative	0	0	oppose
152	150	it is a dietary antioxidant and so can neutralize the effects of free radicals and support the immune system 's host defense	-0.23564288	-0.04643116	-0.23564288	3.417665689	3.418473965	3.289441116	Negative	0	0	support
153	151	that means that chances are still high that you may get sick during cold season , but your cold symptoms may not last as long if you eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin see , and exercise regularly	-0.2356637	-0.0464188	-0.2356637	3.372531224	3.306962007	3.170598019	Negative	0	0	support
154	152	despite the fact that your body can self regulate vitamin see by eliminating the excess , high doses of vitamin see can overwhelm the system and potentially lead to side effects , the most common of which are stomach cramps , nausea , and diarrhea	-0.23566654	-0.04641714	-0.23566654	3.317360911	2.838754737	2.976357431	Negative	0	0	neutral
155	153	however , there was a tendency for vitamin see to reduce the severity and duration of colds	-0.23563913	-0.04643338	-0.23563913	1.869766944	2.294398764	1.914087266	Neutral	0	0	support
156	154	nor is there anything to be gained by taking vitamin supplements year round in the hope of preventing colds	-0.23564085	-0.046432346	-0.23564085	2.403916166	2.467321598	2.839818043	Neutral	0	0	oppose
157	155	the american association of family physicians says the vitamin is unlikely to shorten the duration or severity of colds	-0.23563868	-0.046433613	-0.23563868	1.877775657	1.882018257	2.611979031	Negative	0	0	oppose
158	156	but vitamin see seems to protect in other ways as well	-0.23563924	-0.046433292	-0.23563924	3.120762472	3.025037972	2.854131584	Negative	0	0	neutral
159	157	after analyzing extensive data from 29 studies , the researchers concluded that there was no evidence that it prevented the common cold , and found only a slight amount of evidence that it reduced the duration and severity of colds	-0.23565307	-0.046425126	-0.23565307	3.001084517	3.014881938	3.298999085	Negative	0	0	oppose
160	158	this study found kids living at a skiing camp in the swiss alps who took 1 , 000 milligrams of vitamin see daily had fewer colds than a placebo group who didn t	-0.23566225	-0.046419717	-0.23566225	2.92894283	3.13587625	2.969951764	Neutral	0	0	support
161	159	taking vitamin see regularly as a supplement does n't prevent the number of colds ( frequency ) in adults but may help with the duration and severity once it is started	-0.23564927	-0.04642737	-0.23564927	3.401514793	3.373823123	3.397770869	Negative	0	0	support
162	160	according to a review by cochrane of 30 randomized trials involving more than 11 , 000 adults , for the general population , supplementation with vitamin see does n't reduce the incidence of colds or upper respiratory tract infections in most adults	-0.2356824	-0.046407767	-0.2356824	3.181823074	3.092355461	3.456645906	Negative	0	0	oppose
163	161	taking a higher dose may decrease the duration of a cold by about half a day	-0.23564434	-0.046430282	-0.23564434	3.350420843	3.398534494	3.129724404	Negative	0	0	support
164	162	for people in the general population , vitamin see did n't ward off colds , the researchers also found	-0.23564702	-0.046428703	-0.23564702	3.341698398	3.330617192	3.374174098	Negative	0	0	oppose
165	163	vitamin see supplements can be dangerous for people with diabetes and certain other conditions	-0.23564336	-0.04643088	-0.23564336	2.699511175	2.695814634	2.971474556	Negative	0	0	oppose
166	164	but among people under intense physical stress such as marathon runners , skiers and soldiers exercising in the arctic those who took vitamin see supplements were about half as likely to get colds as those who did not , the researchers found	-0.23566246	-0.04641954	-0.23566246	3.777161262	3.774663728	3.657323362	Negative	0	0	support
167	165	these claims were not proven to be scientifically true , but what is known and proven is that an adequate intake of vitamin see does play a vital role in fighting infection	-0.23564845	-0.046427853	-0.23564845	3.411209263	2.642404914	2.870000999	Negative	0	0	neutral
168	166	drugs like ibuprofen and paracetamol were found to be useful at reducing fever and taking honey soothed a sore throat	-0.23564222	-0.04643155	-0.23564222	3.231267769	2.655950326	2.94376497	Negative	0	0	neutral
169	167	in 2010 , researchers looked at all studies and found that taking vitamin see every day did not prevent the number of colds that a person got	-0.23564991	-0.04642702	-0.23564991	3.187760228	3.082094823	3.296872886	Negative	0	0	oppose
170	168	washing hands frequently and avoiding close contact with people who are sick can help prevent the spread of germs	-0.23565008	-0.046426915	-0.23565008	3.058829718	2.578370535	2.783572034	Negative	0	0	neutral
171	169	failing to get enough vitamin see causes inflammation of the gums , scaly skin , nosebleed , painful joints and other problems associated with scurvy	-0.23564966	-0.046427168	-0.23564966	3.362421009	2.749098711	3.026800988	Negative	0	0	neutral
172	170	vitamin see became popular in the seventies after nobel laureate linus pauling concluded it could prevent and alleviate colds	-0.23563525	-0.046435602	-0.23563525	3.266762286	2.836818456	2.986672947	Negative	0	1	neutral
173	171	in short , vitamin see could have some modest benefit for people seeking to avoid colds , but it 's no miracle cure	-0.23564097	-0.04643228	-0.23564097	2.890576966	3.144883766	2.928204403	Negative	0	1	support
174	172	vitamin see is an antioxidant vitamin that helps protect cells against free radical damage , the destruction that happens when cells are exposed to oxygen , and essentially causes cells to rust	-0.23567136	-0.046414346	-0.23567136	3.712014611	3.267300958	3.300993465	Negative	0	0	neutral
175	173	the research evaluated a smaller number of studies ( where people had a cold and then started taking vitamin see and showed that it makes no difference for the duration ( 7 studies ) or severity of symptoms ( four studies )	-0.23566104	-0.046420403	-0.23566104	2.917692645	2.846311242	3.078418722	Negative	0	0	oppose
176	174	a national institutes of health study showed that the body can only absorb a maximum of about 400 milligrams a day more than that simply washes out of the system ( the upper tolerable limit for vitamin see has been set at too , 000 milligrams per day )	-0.23568511	-0.046406128	-0.23568511	3.433760026	2.901471019	3.108782298	Negative	0	0	neutral
177	175	though it 's not clear how vitamin see might ward off the common cold , one possibility is that it activates white blood cells in some way , lawson said	-0.23565447	-0.046424307	-0.23565447	3.758645328	3.603637199	3.567694837	Negative	0	0	support
178	176	finnish researchers have found taking drinks rich in vitamin see such such as orange juice makes no difference to couch potatoes for preventing cold	-0.2356522	-0.046425663	-0.2356522	4.242754811	4.110859182	4.235947834	Negative	0	0	oppose
179	177	studies suggest that certain subpopulations could benefit more than others from vitamin see supplementation	-0.23564266	-0.04643128	-0.23564266	3.046688192	3.130556329	3.026189764	Negative	0	0	support
180	178	on the other hand , vitamin see acts as a preventive measure to highly fit people in conditions of extreme cold ( results based mostly on marathon runners ) , as it was shown to cut the risk of getting a cold in half !	-0.23566535	-0.046417817	-0.23566535	2.631523651	2.886213854	2.697486643	Negative	0	0	support
181	179	early studies involving school children and students found that taking vitamin see reduced the risk of catching a cold by as much as 30	-0.23565422	-0.046424486	-0.23565422	3.416901369	3.488799653	3.445906581	Negative	0	0	support
182	180	vitamin see reduces the duration and severity of the common cold with an initial mega dose of 6000 mg	-0.23564816	-0.046428055	-0.23564816	2.796237133	2.886828982	2.765696096	Negative	0	0	support
183	181	in the vitamin group , 74 had one or more colds during the study period while 82 of the placebo group had one or more colds	-0.2356474	-0.04642851	-0.2356474	3.283672408	3.37214015	3.323326803	Negative	0	0	support
184	182	the researchers compared the duration and severity of the cold symptoms in the students that received the vitamin see mega dose to students that did not , and found that there was a 85 decrease in cold symptom severity and duration following the mega dose	-0.23566201	-0.04641982	-0.23566201	3.600294046	3.59408502	3.519952827	Negative	0	0	support
185	183	researchers have been studying the role vitamin see plays in preventing and treating the common cold for more than 60 years	-0.23564693	-0.046428755	-0.23564693	3.204074785	2.939927969	2.999195902	Negative	0	0	neutral
186	184	the best way to prevent a cold is to take plenty of vitamin see	-0.23564094	-0.046432294	-0.23564094	2.095619532	2.267497003	2.30900609	Positive	0	0	support
187	185	vitamin see burst into prominence back in the 1970s , when nobel prize winning scientist linus pauling claimed that high doses could stop cancer and might be the long sought cure for the common cold	-0.2356635	-0.046418898	-0.2356635	3.194496437	3.297706006	3.063470741	Negative	0	0	support
188	186	one way to test whether high dosage vitamin see prevents colds is to inoculate the throats of volunteers with cold viruses	-0.23564997	-0.046426974	-0.23564997	3.821563655	3.674798248	3.68112659	Negative	0	0	neutral
189	187	but an article in this month 's Parents Looking Over Shoulder medicine reviewing all of the best clinical research on this topic , suggests that the public 's enthusiasm for the vitamin may be unjustified	-0.23564509	-0.046429798	-0.23564509	2.56816206	2.275363988	3.154142034	Negative	0	0	oppose
190	188	taking vitamin see to ward off a cold only helps if you exercise regularly , new research suggests	-0.23564392	-0.046430536	-0.23564392	3.871919861	3.839350755	3.776790016	Negative	0	0	support
191	189	over the years , vitamin see was claimed to either prevent or cure common colds	-0.23564269	-0.046431273	-0.23564269	3.309228686	3.258707088	3.242602797	Negative	0	1	neutral
192	190	so , if you have a marathon in your future , it might be smart to increase your vitamin see intake	-0.23564214	-0.04643161	-0.23564214	2.456737605	2.803640017	2.631578442	Negative	0	0	support
193	191	while vitamin see supplementation does support the immune system in some people , once you have a cold , it will not help you get over it faster	-0.2356435	-0.04643076	-0.2356435	3.466672133	3.40092089	3.435132606	Negative	0	1	oppose
194	192	the results have been fairly disappointing	-0.23563416	-0.046436258	-0.23563416	3.837376951	3.607462293	4.369840901	Negative	0	0	oppose
195	193	another study found that vitamin see made a big difference in preventing colds among people exposed to brief periods of intense cold or extreme physical exercise ( like skiers , military personnel , and marathon runners ) , but not among the general population	-0.2356841	-0.046406604	-0.2356841	3.520457716	3.503647629	3.63336671	Negative	0	0	oppose