{"id":35867,"date":"2025-10-21T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=35867"},"modified":"2025-10-26T22:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:24:14","slug":"is-there-any-truth-to-the-feed-a-cold-starve-a-fever-adage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=35867","title":{"rendered":"Is There Any Truth To the \u2018Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever\u2019 Adage?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q: I often hear people say that when you\u2019re sick, you should \u201cfeed a cold and starve a fever.\u201d Does that work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

People often repeat this catchy bit of sick-day wisdom. <\/em>Fuel your body when you have the sniffles, the saying implies, and hold back when your temperature climbs.<\/p>\n

But should you really skip dinner when you spike a temperature? There is very little research on how what you eat (or don\u2019t eat)<\/a> affects your body\u2019s infection-fighting capabilities. Yet based on what experts do know about biology, they say you can probably ignore this advice.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s most likely \u201cjust an old wives\u2019 tale,\u201d said Dr. David Schneider, chair of the department of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Still, there are a few food- and drink-related guidelines to keep in mind when you\u2019re feeling lousy.<\/p>\n