Granny’s fever advice was right

Grandma’s advice to “feed a cold and starve a fever” might have an element of truth, say scientists.
Granny’s fever advice was right

Research shows the old adage appears to be based on sound science when a fever is caused by bacterial infection.

Scientists put the folk wisdom to the test using laboratory mice with bacterial and viral infections. They found that mice with flu — like the common cold, caused by a virus — were helped to recover and survive when they were fed.

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