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Chicken Soup
Why it’s a cold/flu fighter: When you have a cold or the flu, a major symptom includes congestion in the nose, chest, and throat. Chicken soup has specifically been shown in studies to thin mucus secretions. Broth and noodles provide carbohydrates for maintaining your energy levels, potentially helping you feel less lethargic. If you add vegetables, you’ll boost the level of nutrients in the soup, which will help support immune function. Slurp away on low- sodium soups that contain 30% less salt. You want the soup to contain some salt, though, because sodium helps regulate the amount of fluid in the body. Basically, the saltiness in soup may help encourage hydration, says Lawrence D. Rosen, MD, chair of the Integrative Pediatrics Council, and author of The Whole Child blog. This is important because fevers can contribute to dehydration.
雞湯
普通感冒和流感都有鼻塞、咽部不適的感覺，其實這是病毒引起上呼吸道炎癥的表現。很多研究已經驗證了雞湯的抗感冒作用：雞湯能夠減少呼吸道分泌炎性液體；肉湯和面條內含有碳水化合物，為患者提供能量，患者才不會總是昏昏欲睡；如果在雞湯里加點蔬菜，營養會更豐富，對提高自身免疫力很有幫助；雞湯里含有少量的鹽，這對感冒病人也是有益的。因為鹽里的鈉離子可以促進水合作用，而感冒病人發燒時身體往往會脫水。
