Article: Here are some Interesting facts about cod liver oil


New Straits Times
04-20-2003
Here are some Interesting facts about cod liver oil
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DID YOU KNOW THAT:

Cod liver oil was first used, centuries ago, by fishermen in Iceland, Greenland, Norway and Scotland?
Back then, fishermen used it to ward off colds and coughs. However, it was more of a natural remedy passed down from generations, and its actual medicinal contents and benefits not fully known.

Cod liver oil used to smell rotten?

Because of the primitive styles of living in those days, fishermen used "gutting" and "rotting" to extract oil from cod's liver. That's why they ended up with smelly fish oil that tasted equally horrible. But why does today's cod liver oil not smell at ...

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