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Norwegian Scientists Launch a Study to Determine if Cod Liver Oil is an Effective Weapon Against Covid-19

November 19, 2020 • Cod Liver Oil • Coronavirus • COVID-19 • fish oil • omega-3 • Vitamin A • vitamin D

Researchers in Norway are expanding a major ongoing study to determine whether cod liver oil can help fight off Covid-19 and reduce its mortality rate or whether those who take the nutrient simply lead healthier lives in general. Recent studies have postulated the lower rates of Covid-19 contagion and mortality in Northern Europe compared to Southern Europe may be partially explained due to the high consumption of cod liver oil in the north. In line with this analysis, a previous major national Covid-19 study in Norway that began this spring, found that cod liver oil users had a lower risk...

New Study Shows Low Vitamin D Levels linked to Elevated Coronavirus Death Rate

October 14, 2020 • CLO • Cod Liver Oil • Coronavirus • COVID-19 • DHA • EPA • Fish Oil • Mortality • Vitamin A • vitamin D

The research, led by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Mr Petre Cristian Ilie, lead urologist of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, is published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.

Cod Liver Oil Superfood and Healthy Immunity

September 16, 2020 • Cod Liver Oil • dha • EPA • fish oil • omega-3 • Vitamin A • vitamin D

The human immune system is an extraordinarily complex and intricate combination of organs, cells, and signaling factors. Our immune systems can be roughly compartmentalized into two categories; innate and acquired. The innate immune system is made up of the organs, cells, antibodies, and signaling proteins such as cytokines that we are born with. The acquired, or adaptive immune system, largely refers to the immune components, primarily various antibodies, that our immune cells make in response to exposure to pathogens such as viruses and bacteria over the course of our lifespans.