When you have a cold, eat lots of food; when you have a fever, eat less food.
Medical experts recommend proper nutrition for both colds and fevers. Your body needs nutrients and energy to fight off infections, regardless of which illness you have. Dehydration and malnutrition can worsen recovery. The advice is backwards, starving yourself during illness weakens your immune response.
Reception
Sources
- Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever - Mayo Clinic PRIMARY
- Snopes: Feed Cold Starve Fever REFERENCE
- Nutrition and Immune Function During Infection PRIMARY
- Medical Myths About Fever Management REFERENCE