Effect of Linus Pauling's book "Vitamin C and the common cold" (1970) on the demand and production of vitamin C

This document collected data about the changes in vitamin C demand and production in the USA because of Linus Pauling's book Vitamin C and the Common Cold. The attached publications were used as references to the following section: With such a particularly strong background in science and high-level competence in politics, it is obvious thatPauling’s 1970 book Vitamin C and the Common Cold reached extensive readerships in both lay and academic circlesand had great impact. Because of Pauling’s book, the demand for vitamin C substantially increased. In the USA,the production of vitamin C increased from 8.9 million pounds in 1969 to 11.7 in 1971, corresponding to an increaseof 39% in two years and an annual growth rate of 18% (CMR 1972a), in contrast to the annual growth rate ofabout 6% in the 1960s (CMR 1972c). About 5.6 million pounds of vitamin C were also imported to the US betweenJanuary and November 1971, up about 160% from the amount imported during the same period in 1970 (CMR 1972b). Page 12 in:https://zenodo.org/records/6395596