Does Chicken Soup Really Help When You’reSick?　Colby Teeman在你生病时鸡汤真的有帮助吗？

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The origins of chicken soup go backthousands of years earlier， to ancientChina. Preparing a bowl of chicken soupfor a loved one when they’re sick hasbeen a common practice throughout theworld for centuries. Today， generationsfrom virtually every culture are greatbelievers in the benefits of chicken soup.But different cultures prepare the dish intheir own way.

So， it’s worth asking： Is there anyscience to back the belief that it helps？ Ordoes chicken soup serve as just a comforting1 thing， that is， providing psychological2 benefit while we’re sick，without an actual therapeutic3 benefit？

All that makes sense. Studies showthat taste， it turns out， is very important tothe healing properties4 of chicken soup.When we see patients with illnesses， we cannotice many of them are suddenly eatingless or not eating at all. This is becauseillnesses can decrease your appetite5. Notfeeling like eating means you’re unlikely toget the nutrition6 you need， which makes ithard to recover from illness.

雞汤的起源可以追溯到数千年前的古代中国。（剩余2419字）

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