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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...

Nutrition is Directly Linked to Physical and Cognitive Performance

October 23, 2020 • DHA • EPA • Memory • Nutrition • Omega-3 • Physical Performance • study • Vitamin D

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the U.S. Air Force Research Lab announced today the results of a new study that found a direct link between physical fitness, cognitive performance, and optimal nutrition. The scientists revealed that getting the right nutrition not only fuels our bodies and improves fitness but gives us a mental edge. The double-blind study, published this week in the journal Scientific Reports, examined the effectiveness of optimal nutrition and exercise to enhance fitness and cognitive performance among a population of active-duty men and women in the U.S. Air Force. Researchers divided the 148 study participants...

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

October 13, 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 15, 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.