Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:38:02 -0500
From: “Elliot M. Cramer”
Subject: chicken soup
Murial writes -They seem to feel that if “modern medicine” has not proven something to be so, then it must not be.
That is not what modern medicine says; modern medicine demands proof of efficacy in well controlled studies. The fact that someone gets better after eating chicken soup is NOT proof of efficacy; she likely would have gotten better with time. Most people (and dogs) do. With regard to chicken soup, the New York Times writes “None of the research is conclusive, and it’s not known whether the changes measured in the laboratory really have a meaningful effect on people with cold symptoms. However, at the very least, chicken soup with vegetables contains lots of healthy nutrients, increases hydration and tastes good, too.”
You might add Matzo balls.