Useful article on colds and fevers and the old saw "feed a cold and starve a fever"

[Montero]

Fact or Fiction?: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever

The answer is simmering in a bowl of chicken soup

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Alex The G and T]

So, chicken soup is out and high calorie snarfs are indicated: Bacon Cheeseburgers and Cheesecakes.

 

[Montero]

Well, chicken soup is not that bad - got nutrients and plenty of the liquid they are recommending. Other than that I'd personally be cautious on things that are harder to digest, because as I see it, your body is busy elsewhere, fighting the infection and there is only so much it can do at once. So I wouldn't avoid fat, I just wouldn't go crazy on it.