After getting sick, family members would cook some chicken soup for the patient, hoping to nourish the body more quickly. Especially for those who have undergone surgery and are recuperating at home, chicken soup is an essential food. Many people jokingly say: "When you're sick, drink chicken soup; when you're weak, drink chicken soup; when you're in confinement, drink chicken soup." It can be seen that drinking chicken soup to nourish the body has become deeply ingrained in people's minds. Especially when it is made from an old hen, the soup is even better.
Is it really suitable to drink chicken soup for any illness? After all, there are so many types of diseases, and if you drink the wrong soup, it could cause more trouble. Let's take a look at how to properly drink chicken soup:
What are the benefits of drinking chicken soup?
There is no denying that drinking chicken soup is indeed very beneficial to health. Firstly, people who are physically weak will no longer feel cold after drinking chicken soup, especially when some Chinese herbs are added during the cooking process.
Secondly, drinking chicken soup can boost the immune system. This is because when chicken soup is cooked, it releases an amino acid that can prevent white blood cells from becoming too active, thereby preventing inflammation.
Thirdly, drinking chicken soup can prevent diseases, especially colds. Drinking chicken soup can keep viruses at bay, inhibit mucus production, and alleviate the discomfort caused by colds.
Even though chicken soup is nutritious and beneficial to the body, it is not suitable for everyone. There are still precautions to keep in mind when drinking chicken soup. These are the people who should not drink too much chicken soup in their daily lives:
People with impaired kidney function should avoid drinking chicken soup. They should focus on consuming low-protein foods in their diet, and chicken soup tends to contain a high concentration of small molecular proteins when cooked. These substances may induce azotemia in people with poor kidney function, thus increasing the burden on the kidneys.
Gout patients are also not suitable for drinking chicken soup. This is because when chicken soup is cooked, the purine in the chicken meat dissolves into the soup. If consumed in large amounts, it may trigger gout.
Patients with high blood lipid levels should also not drink too much chicken soup. When cooking chicken soup, there is a layer of oil on top, which can appear greasy. For patients with high blood lipids, drinking such soup may further increase triglyceride levels and even increase the risk of arteriosclerosis, which is very dangerous.
As mentioned earlier, drinking chicken soup can alleviate cold symptoms and boost immunity, but this is specifically for wind-cold type colds. If you have a wind-heat type cold, it is better to avoid drinking chicken soup, as it may worsen the symptoms. Therefore, when using chicken soup to alleviate cold symptoms, it is important to drink the soup that suits your specific condition; otherwise, the harm may be greater.
Although chicken soup is nutritious, it is not suitable for everyone. It should be consumed based on individual symptoms. Drinking the wrong soup can indeed be disastrous.
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