Chicken Soup for the Sick?

There’s some medical evidence that chicken soup can ease flu and cold symptoms.

There's some scientific evidence to suggest that homemade chicken soup contains several ingredients that affect the body's immune system. Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock

Have you ever wondered if chicken soup really does have medicinal effects against colds and the flu? Me too. Recently, I decided to find out.

Here’s what I learned: There’s some scientific evidence to suggest that homemade chicken soup contains several ingredients that affect the body’s immune system. Dr. Stephen Rennard of the University of Nebraska Medical Center says that chicken soup has anti-inflammatory properties that soothe sore throats and ease the misery of colds and flu. And that’s good enough for me.