{"id":117906,"date":"2024-10-24T18:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117906"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T11:05:48","slug":"the-truth-about-the-odd-tasting-oils-we-were-told-were-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117906","title":{"rendered":"The truth about the odd-tasting oils we were told were healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/160xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 160w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 1376w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzl9qr.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images Close-up of fish oil pills (Credit: Getty Images)\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"><b id=\"when-many-people-struggled-to-eat-a-healthy-diet,-odd-tasting-oils-were-touted-as-a-fix-all.-it-turns-out-one-of-them-did-indeed-pack-a-vitamin-punch.\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kVRnKf\">When many people struggled to eat a healthy diet, odd-tasting oils were touted as a fix-all. It turns out one of them did indeed pack a vitamin punch.<!-- --><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">These days, the words &#8220;cod liver oil&#8221; are vaguely sepia-tinged. They conjure up an image of a murky spoonful of something, brandished by a school nurse or a Dickensian headmaster.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But cod liver oil is one of those rare remedies from the age of snake oil and patent medicine that actually had something to it. Made from heating the livers of codfish and catching the oil that leaks out, the stuff is fantastically rich in vitamin D and vitamin A. Before the discovery of vitamins\u00a0\u2013 that would have to wait a few more years\u00a0\u2013 people had noticed <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00264-019-04288-z\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">that children dosed with cod liver oil were less likely to develop rickets<!-- --><\/a>, the childhood bone disease from which the term &#8220;rickety&#8221; is derived and which can cause seizures and heart attacks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/160xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 160w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 1376w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzl9xm.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Generations of children were subjected to the fishy taste of cod liver oil \u2013 but its healthy attributes may not have been overstated (Credit: Getty Images)\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Generations of children were subjected to the fishy taste of cod liver oil \u2013 but its healthy attributes may not have been overstated (Credit: Getty Images)<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"quote-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<div class=\"sc-9967660-0 WkJHg\"><span class=\"sc-9967660-2 bBAxiJ\">Fortification efforts in the UK hit a roadblock early on<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">So, decades ago, many governments turned to fortifying foods. In 1940, the UK <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/endocrinology\/articles\/10.3389\/fendo.2018.00373\/full\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">began mandatory fortification of margarine with vitamin D<!-- --><\/a>. Bread, milk, and breakfast cereal manufacturers joined in. In the US, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK208880\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">fluid milk has been fortified with vitamin D by law since 1933,<!-- --><\/a> and breakfast cereals, bread and flour are all routinely, if voluntary, fortified. Even in the 21st Century, governments have changed policy to try to raise levels of vitamin D: <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28490516\/\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Finland introduced its own voluntary fortification plan in 2003, with near-universal participation from food manufacturers.<!-- --><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/160xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 160w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 1376w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0jzlb0l.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Fortifying certain foods \u2013 such as milk \u2013 lessened the need to take these supplemental oils (Credit: Getty Images)\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Fortifying certain foods \u2013 such as milk \u2013 lessened the need to take these supplemental oils (Credit: Getty Images)<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There are likely a number of factors behind the rise of rickets in the UK. 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