early Use
Tran has been used by the people of the British Isles Northern Europe and Newfoundland for centuries both for domestic and medical use. In fishing communities where cod livers were a byproduct of the catch oil was used for lamps leather conditioner and added to animal feed. As medicine and tonic was transforming often rubbed into aching joints and taken internally to combat colds.
1700 and 1800
In the 1700s German scientists began studying trans for treatment of rheumatic arthritis compared with noted success. Tran is high in vitamin D leading to early success in the treatment of rickets a bone condition caused by vitamin D deficiency. Until the 1800s transforming was a thick and vile medicine. The development of steam processing better taste and smell which makes oil acceptable for a wider range of people. The fresh fish liver was steam distilled to remove oils. This much better color taste and smell.
growing popularity
In 1930 trans gained wide recognition among doctors for their nutritional and medicinal benefits. With this development increased demand and transforming became widely marketed and available. Several fishing companies recognizing the potential new market switched focus from fish to the newly popular fish liver oil. During World War II transforming given to infants and young children to increase nutrition.
Fish Oil
In the 1980s did better processing techniques oil even more convenient and tasty. A significant change that took place is shifted from using trans fish to use oil originating from fatty tissue. The benefits of this were a decline in the risk of vitamin A toxicity which fish live but not fish tissues contain high amounts of vitamin A. While the new production methods did reduce vitamin toxicity they managed to remove PCBs and DDT toxins stored in the fish body oil.
Day
Production and refining of fish oil has recently reached a new level of quality. New processing techniques increase the omega-3 long chain fatty acids while reducing saturated fat and remove toxins such as PCBs and DDT. The high-quality fish oils on the market today are highly refined pharmaceutical oils. They are high in omega-3 fatty acids low in saturated fat and has no strong odor and taste of the original oil. c0tBTXVli5
