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Does chicken soup really get you better if sick?

I have a ailment and was wondering whether to buy some chicken soup today. I can get it in a packet as dry powder - and it is thick soup. I prefer this to tinned chicken soup. What do you think?

Public Comments

1. No, but tomato soup does!
2. They do say it works for a cold or a fever xx
3. yes it does
4. yes it does
5. It definitely works............but better to make it at home than buyin readymade.
6. not sure if the soup will be thick enough for you........... you my want to try a Doctor.....
7. No, It might make you FEEL better but it doesn't make you GET better. Try medicine and vitamin c for that.
8. Yes it does,it's due to it's protein content
9. The chicken soup can really help when you're ill but only if you cook it from fresh vegetables and chicken meat. The soup has proteins and vitamins, these are the ones that make you recover. I do not advise you to use those packed powder soups: they are not natural and are full of chemicals.
10. no Drugs do from your doctor
11. If made properly it will be rich in protein but the powdered rubbish wont do anything at all
12. It is a placebo. It works but there are no properties of mystcal healing. If there were we would eat it all of the time and never get sick in the first place.
13. I dont know about chicken soup making you feel better but tomato soup really does work. I dont like the soup in tins either.
14. there was a study done recently which was on the internet which says that there are enzymes in chicken soup which may help recovery. won't make you better on it's own, but it will help.
15. It only counts if someone who cares lots about you makes it for you. It's the attention of being looked after and the vitamins in fresh soup that help illnesses
16. chicken soup has the following benefits: 1: steam: helps unblock stuffy nose, and with sore throat. 2: salty, easier to taste, when sick 3: its not difficult to chew or swallow, ( you'd eat more than if you were trying to eat something that hurt to swallow, and thus helps build strength 4: pasta for quick energy, chicken for long term energy, veggies for nutrients. I make chicken soup for illness in my faimly and it is helpful. ours is thicker. ( of course if the thickening agent is dairy based, it will lead to more mucus)
17. Yes, it's a proven fact that it is good for colds and flu. It won't necessarily cure them, but it will make you feel better.
18. its depends on your sick..its better to avoid drink or eat any chicken made food if you are suffer from cough..its better if you eat more vegetables and fruits..
19. Yes, Because Can get all the nasty cold out of u
20. Yep when ever i am ill a bowl of Joyce's magic chicken soup (Heinz out a tin) makes me feel better in no time
21. If you have a cold or the flu, yes. Thin broth type soups are better than thick soups.