In the 1950s, school kids were given daily cod liver oil


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In the 1950s, school kids were given daily cod liver oil

In the 1950s, apparently all kids in England got daily cod liver oil capsules at school.

Not sure when this stopped, but a recent article notes England is now considering giving every child a capsule of omega-3 oil before class.

Based on the overwhelming amount of research that's been published over the last 5 years showing how beneficial omega-3 fats from fish oil are for your brain, I'd say this isn't a bad idea. For reference you may want to read an earlier post I made about how fish oil improves learning and memory in children, as well as how omega 3 fish oil can improve focus and concentration.

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Comments to “In the 1950s, school kids were given daily cod liver oil”

  1. elizabeth590 | Profile (beta)

    Actually capsules were not given to ALL children in the 1950s it was more discriminatory than that. I don not know if it was based upon intelligence or parental income but I know I did not ever get them and I went on to Grammar School. We all had milk, regardless of background until Margaret Thatcher did away with it. But capsules no. I always felt left out personally and would be interested even now to know the criteria for receiving same.


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