THE BIG QUESTION
Do you really need to feed a cold?
Answer The old “feed a cold, starve a fever” adage can be traced back to the 16th century, when colds were thought to be caused by, well, being cold, and doctors thought that eating to raise your body temperature would nix the illness. And now? Well, we understand the biology of colds a little better. “They tend to be caused by viruses that attack the linings of your airways, causing irritation that results in sneezing, coughing, blocked
