Cod liver oil has served as an essential supplement since it was first extracted centuries ago.
In ancient Greece, Hippocrates – known as the “Father of Medicine” – would use the oil extracted from dolphin liver to treat skin illnesses, while the Vikings of northern Norway would consume both the liver and liver oil derived from the fish which they referred to as “the white gold of the ocean”. Spoiler alert: that white-bellied fish was, of course, cod.
