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Milk doesn’t actually make your cold worse

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Your grandmother's anti-dairy crusade during flu season is scientifically void. Milk interacts with saliva to temporarily coat the throat, creating a slightly thicker sensation. It does not actually command your body to generate an extra drop of legitimate mucus.

Milk doesn’t actually make your cold worse
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