Vitamin C on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 3 episodes · May 2020 to Mar 2025 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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“And actually back when the European sailors were getting scurvy and dying of it, only about 50%, only about half of those sailors got scurvy. The other 50% did…”
Patrick claims that historically, only about half of European sailors exposed to scurvy conditions actually developed scurvy, while the other half had no symptoms.
“two grams is better than one gram for for like um reducing the duration of the common cold uh two grams is better than one and uh children are more have a more…”
Patrick claims that taking two grams of vitamin C reduces common cold duration by about 20% in adults, more in children.
“A cigarette will consume 75 milligrams of vitamin C, and they tell you that you only need 190 milligrams a day. That's the FDA requirement.”
Humphries claims one cigarette consumes 75 milligrams of vitamin C and that the FDA daily requirement is 190 milligrams.