What foods are good to eat when you have the flu? 10 days of hot topics on the Internet and scientific diet guide
Recently, with the arrival of the flu season, the discussion on "flu dietary conditioning" has soared across the Internet. Combining the data from social media and health platforms in the past 10 days, we have compiled the following scientific suggestions to help you speed up recovery through diet.
1. Top 5 hot searches for influenza diet on the entire Internet
| Ranking | keywords | Search volume (10,000) | Related foods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What to eat if you have flu fever | 128.6 | Porridge, honey water |
| 2 | Diet therapy for cough | 95.2 | Sydney, white radish |
| 3 | Immunity-boosting foods | 87.4 | Citrus, mushrooms |
| 4 | What to eat if you have a sore throat | 76.8 | Banana, oatmeal |
| 5 | Liquid food recipes | 63.5 | Pumpkin soup, lotus root starch |
2. Recommended food list based on symptoms
| symptom | Recommended food | scientific basis | Food recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
| fever | Mung bean soup, watermelon juice | Contains electrolytes and moisture | A few times a day |
| cough | Rock sugar stewed pears and white fungus soup | Moisten the lungs and relieve cough | 1 time in the morning and once in the evening |
| nasal congestion | Green onion water, ginger tea | Volatile Oil Tongqiao | Drink while hot |
| muscle soreness | Bananas, dark vegetables | Potassium supplementation and anti-inflammatory | 300g per day |
3. Combinations recommended by nutritionists
1.Breakfast combo: Millet pumpkin porridge (easy to digest) + kiwi fruit (vitamin C) + egg custard (high-quality protein)
2.Lunch combo: Vegetable and minced pork noodles (replenish energy) + steamed apple (astringent and antidiarrheal) + lily and lotus seed soup (soothe the nerves)
3.Dinner combo: Tomato tofu soup (anti-inflammatory) + purple sweet potato puree (dietary fiber) + hot milk (sleep aid)
4. 3 types of foods that need to be avoided
| category | represents food | adverse effects |
|---|---|---|
| High sugar foods | Cake, milk tea | Inhibit immune cell activity |
| Spicy and exciting | chili, mustard | aggravate respiratory inflammation |
| greasy food | Fried chicken, fatty meat | Increase digestive burden |
5. Precautions for special groups of people
1.child: Give priority to easy-to-swallow foods such as fruit purees and vegetable purees, and avoid whole nuts.
2.pregnant woman: Ensure 60g protein intake per day, and use Chinese herbal medicine dietary prescriptions with caution
3.elderly: Chop the food and cook it until it’s cooked, and add healthy fats such as walnut oil appropriately.
Methods such as "putting onions in the room to prevent influenza" and "super high-dose vitamin C therapy" that are currently hotly discussed on the Internet have not been supported by clinical evidence. It is recommended to give priority to the verified dietary plan in this article. If symptoms persist for 3 days without relief, seek medical treatment promptly.
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