Sugar is a sweet food, and from the perspective of Chinese medicine, sweet food enters the spleen meridian, so eating sugar or sweet food in moderation can play a role in nourishing the spleen and stomach, but if you eat too much sweet food, it will hurt the spleen. Therefore, it is important not to eat too much sugar, as this may aggravate or delay the cough, and it is also not suitable to eat too salty foods, which may also aggravate or delay the cough. If you have a cough, emphasize eating foods that are well digested and nutritious, such as lean vegetable porridge, vegetable noodles, tomato and egg noodles, egg custard, etc. Patients should be careful not to eat spicy, stimulating, greasy, or cold foods, and especially emphasize the importance of not overeating.