University of Virginia: Should You Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever?
January 09, 2026
January 09, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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Should you feed a cold and starve a fever?
By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu
The advice is literally centuries old: Feed a cold and starve a fever.
The adage comes from a 1574 dictionary by English writer John Withals, who wrote, "fasting is a great remedy of fever." That is in keeping with the standard for treatin . . .
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Should you feed a cold and starve a fever?
By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu
The advice is literally centuries old: Feed a cold and starve a fever.
The adage comes from a 1574 dictionary by English writer John Withals, who wrote, "fasting is a great remedy of fever." That is in keeping with the standard for treatin . . .