Chicken soup is a soup made from chicken, simmered in water,
usually with a variety of other ingredients. The classic chicken soup consists
of a clear broth containing pieces of chicken and vegetables, as well as, a
starch such as pasta, dumplings, rice or barley. Over the years chicken soup
has acquired a reputation, handed down from generation to generation, as a folk
remedy for treating colds and flu.
In 2000, scientists at the University of Nebraska Medical
Center in Omaha studied the effects of chicken soup on the inflammatory response
in vitro. They found that some
components of the chicken soup inhibit neutrophil migration, which may have an
anti-inflammatory effect that could hypothetically
lead to temporary ease from the symptoms of illness. However, since these
results have been obtained from purified cells (and directly applied) the
diluted soup in vitro effect is
debatable. The New York Times reviewed
the University of Nebraska study, among others, in 2007 and concluded that none
of the research in conclusive, and it’s not known whether the changes measured
in the laboratory really have a meaningful effect on people with cold symptoms.
It is also been shown that chicken soup contains the Amino
acid cysteine, which is very similar to acetylcysteine, which is used by
doctors for patients with bronchitis and other respiratory infections to help
clear them.
Cold cure or not, there’s no doubt that chicken soup is a
favorite comfort food for millions every cold season. If you’re looking to enjoy some comforting
chicken noodle soup, check out Frontier’s All Natural Connecticut Cottage Chicken NoodleSoup at O’Meagher Farms.
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