Chicken soup really does make us feel better
While we've always thought it was a myth, it turns out that when ill a bowl of hot chicken soup really can make you feel better.A recent study of 1,000 UK adults found that chicken soup can have the same positive effect on our wellbeing as taking paracetamol.
More than half of those surveyed (55%) claim to feel better after eating chicken soup and one in ten (9%) said it was better than drugs such as paracetemol.
28% of people even believe chicken soup is at least as effective as over-the-counter medicines.
Incredibly, 7% said that they had sometimes felt “back to normal” after eating it.
Afruj Miah, from GLORIOUS!, said: "In America, they call New York Chicken Noodle Soup ‘penicillin soup’ because so many people believe in its restorative powers.
"Whether that’s a placebo effect, or whether there’s some medicinal benefit, either way our research shows it has a hugely positive effect on our personal wellbeing."
"Whether that’s a placebo effect, or whether there’s some medicinal benefit, either way our research shows it has a hugely positive effect on our personal wellbeing."
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