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tweenyb | 11:16 Fri 27th Nov 2009 | Phrases & Sayings
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during a dinner party we were discussing various sayings and my huusband said fight a cold and feed a fever.
my colleague said feed a cold and starve a fever.
i thought it was starve a cold and feed a fever.

which is right and is there any truth behind it?
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There is no truth in either, so it doesn't really matter which one id correct;-)

It is "fight a cold and feed a fever"
11:18 Fri 27th Nov 2009
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There's no agreement on this one. Some people say it one way, some another. However, there seems to be something behind the 'Feed a cold' idea. See...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1755642.stm
12:36 Fri 27th Nov 2009
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It's feed a cold and starve a fever, but the idea is that IF you feed a cold, this will starve a fever - ie, stop a fever from developing.
01:40 Sat 28th Nov 2009

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