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Published online 11 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020107-13
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Ring of truth to old wives' tale?
'Feed a cold, starve a fever' may make sense, say immunologists.
There may be some wisdom in the traditional British maxim: 'feed a cold, starve a fever'. The balance of two chemicals that regulate the relevant branches of the immune system seem to shift markedly after a meal, preliminary research suggests.
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