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Cod liver oil: A fishy fix that had surprisingly clear health benefits
When many people struggled to eat a healthy diet, some odd-tasting oils were touted as a fix-all. It turns out one of them did indeed pack a vitamin punch.
Before the discovery of vitamins – that would have to wait a few more years – people had noticed that children dosed with cod liver oil were less likely to develop rickets, the childhood bone disease from which the term "rickety" is derived and which can cause seizures and heart attacks. Generations of children were subjected to the fishy taste of cod liver oil – but its healthy attributes may not have been overstated (Credit: Getty Images) Even in the 21st Century, governments have changed policy to try to raise levels of vitamin D: Finland introduced its own voluntary fortification plan in 2003, with near-universal participation from food manufacturers.
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