▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁ill ness es , ▁and ▁the ▁flu ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁That ▁edition ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁revision ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁were ▁issued ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Vit amin ▁C , ▁the ▁Common ▁Cold ▁& ▁the ▁Fl u . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁gar ner ed ▁considerable ▁popular ▁attention , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁r ush ▁of ▁vit amin ▁C ▁sales . ▁ ▁P aper back ▁ed itions ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁Paul ing ▁subsequently ▁author ed ▁several ▁related ▁books : ▁Vit amin ▁C ▁and ▁Can cer ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁and ▁How ▁to ▁Live ▁Long er ▁and ▁Fe el ▁Better ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁book ▁and ▁Paul ing ▁himself ▁faced ▁considerable ▁criticism ▁from ▁scient ists ▁and ▁phys icians . ▁The ▁book ' s ▁claim ▁of ▁taking ▁a ▁daily ▁vit amin ▁C ▁int ake ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 m g ▁or ▁more ▁for ▁" opt imum " ▁health ▁is ▁not ▁supported ▁by ▁scientific ▁evidence . ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Marshall ▁author ▁of ▁Vit am ins ▁and ▁Min er als : ▁Help ▁or ▁Harm ?, ▁has ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁" v ast ▁majority ▁of ▁re put able ▁medical ▁and ▁nut r itional ▁scient ists ▁strongly ▁disag ree " ▁with ▁Paul ing ' s ▁recommend ations . ▁Marshall ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁" there ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁experiments ▁done