Starve a fever, feed a cold is a well-known phrase for a reason. This is what and how you need to eat to help you get through the winter bug season

Daily Mail Health · 19 October 2026 at 17:28

Starve a fever, feed a cold is a well-known phrase for a reason. This is what and how you need to eat to help you get through the winter bug season

The winter bug season has truly arrived, with cases of flu in England reported to be higher than usual last month - earlier than the previous four years, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

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