Does cod liver oil reduce cholesterol?

Answer 1

Cod liver is known to reduce high cholesterol. There are other benefits such as repair to the kidney for people with kidney disease from Diabetes. Cod liver helps with high blood pressure, depression, and ear infections. The fatty acids in the cod liver oil aid in blood clotting, reduce pain, and swelling. Eating Cod liver or taking Cod liver as a supplement is recommended daily for best results.

Answer 2

Cod liver oil was commonly used in the first half of the 20th century as a vitamin supplement for children (1 tsp per day). It is high, as are all fish livers, in vitamin A and vitamin D.

In the latter half of the 20th century the United States supplemented milk with Vitamin D to counteract the high incidence of rickets (the deficiency disease of Vitamin D in children).

You can get enough vitamin D from minimal exposure to sunlight (10 minutes per day on a small area of skin, like the back of your hand, allows the body to make all it needs) and vitamin A can be made in the body from beta carotene, found abundantly in colorful fruits and vegetables.