The biting wind heralds the arrival of winter, a time when it is best for the body to conserve its energy. As the body is affected by the cold temperature, various physiological functions and appetite will change. How can you adjust your body's condition to get through the winter smoothly? We are specially launching a series of articles on winter health guides, providing you with a comprehensive overview of winter health information, to make this winter no longer cold!
Definitely do not eat eggs when you have a cold
Many people believe that eating eggs when you have a fever is not only light and easy to digest but also nutritious and beneficial to recovery. However, this practice is unscientific. Eating eggs when you have a fever will increase the body's heat. As this heat cannot be dissipated, it is like "adding fuel to the fire" and will make the fever worse.
Li Zhi, an associate chief physician in the internal medicine department of Wangjing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, told reporters that while eggs are indeed rich in nutrients, they should not be eaten in large amounts during a fever, especially fried or scrambled eggs.
Eating eggs worsens fever symptoms
Because eggs mainly contain ovalbumin and ovoglobulin, which are complete proteins, 99.7% of which can be absorbed by the human body. Eating eggs will produce a certain amount of extra heat, increasing the body's heat and worsening fever symptoms.
Also, avoid lean meat and fish. Similarly, other high-protein foods such as lean meat and fish will also add extra heat to the body and should be eaten as little as possible.
Eggs have always been considered the most nutritious food, especially in difficult times. But now, we often see articles saying that eggs are high in cholesterol and eating too many can easily make you sick! Are eggs really harmful?
Patients with fever should eat liquid or semi-liquid foods and fruits
The diet of a fever patient should be light, easy to digest, and rich in vitamins. It is generally based on liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as rice soup, congee, noodles, and lotus root starch, and paired with some fresh fruits. After the fever subsides, you can eat clear chicken noodle soup, vegetable puree congee, and other foods. In the later stage of recovery, you can supplement more high-protein foods such as lean meat, fish, and tofu.