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...Dear Harvey...
...Harvey has noted that people often have trouble with this saying and for good reason—neither one is actually true! The idea that you should overeat to fight a cold and resist food when you have a fever dates as far back as 1574, when a dictionary maker named Withals wrote, “Fasting is a great remedie[sic] of feuer...
...understanding that stressing the body by gorging or starving yourself while sick will not improve your health. Although a 2002 research article published in New Scientist suggested that eating and fasting elicit different immune responses that would tackle different types of pathogens (bacteria v. virus), the results were inconclusive. Harvey can’t think of any studies that have shown that drastic changes in eating habits will shorten the duration or ease the symptoms of a cold or fever...
...Harvey recommends that the next time you get sick, whether it’s a cold or the flu, take care of yourself! Check out the Harvard University Health Services website for some great self-care tips. Overall, getting plenty of rest, staying hydrated, using a humidifier, and gargling with warm salt water will all be much more useful than chowing down on that extra...
...Yours, Harvey...