The old adage may not be science backed. Experts explain what to eat when you're sick instead. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD The old saying is not backed by science, and modern research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts recommend staying hydrated and eating healthy foods - at least when your stomach will allow it - to support your body when ...

The thinking started in the 1500s, explains Sharon Bergquist, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Emory University. There was a belief that a person had a cold because their body temperature was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Family physician Dr. Jen Caudle addresses the age old expression "feed a cold, starve a fever." ...

For as long as we've been catching colds and coming down with fevers, the old adage, "feed a cold, starve a fever" has been passed from one generation to the next. It sounds clever, but many people ...

Most of us have heard the adage “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” It comes from an outdated theory that a cold makes your body cooler and eating can help warm it up, and that a fever makes your body ...

It's hard to imagine going through life without ever hearing the wisdom of someone's grandmother to "feed your cold and starve your fever", but does the saying have ...

You shoudln't be starving anything. When your sick, staying hydrated and having nutrients should always be high priority. Starving yourself when you're sick is dumb, even though when i'm sick, the ...