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Chicken Soup a good choice in fighting colds - Brief Article

A survey confirms that eating chicken soup can help manage cold symptoms, according to a Nov 21, 2002, news release from Campbell Soup Company. This survey was mailed to 20,000 randomly selected family physicians who are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Eighty-seven percent of the approximately 3,500 physicians who responded agree that it is important for people to increase fluid intake when they have a cold. Two out of three physicians who agree on increasing fluid intake agree that eating soup is an effective method of improving hydration. Fluids help keep nasal passages moist, prevent dehydration, and soothe an irritated throat.

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According to the release, these findings reaffirm results of a study published in 2000 that indicate chicken soup has potential anti-inflammatory effects in laboratory studies. Researchers in the 2000 study concluded that chicken soup may contain substances that function as an anti-inflammatory mechanism and potentially ease the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, including congestion, stuffy nose, cough, and sore throat.

Chicken Soup: Just What the Doctor Ordered to Improve Hydration When You Have a Cold (news release, Camden, NJ: Campbell Soup Co, Nov 21, 2002) http://www.pr newswire.com (accessed 21 Nov 2002).

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