Remember when you had a bad cold as a kid and your mom made you chicken soup? It always made you feel better, right? Though many have chalked it up to an old wives' tale, it turns out that there may be some science behind the soup remedy.
A study published in the journal Chest looked at the effect of chicken soup on the respiratory systems of healthy volunteers. Researchers exposed their white blood cells to chicken soup and measured the response. The finished soup significantly reduced white blood cell activity as did most of the components when tested by themselves, including the boiled chicken itself.
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