Word: livers
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...said. "You want it to go away and never come back." Doctors, including Rosenberg, expressed concern about the treatment's side effects. For most of the patients in the NCI experiment, the treatment caused serious fluid retention, with up to 20 lbs. of water accumulating in the lungs, liver, kidneys and elsewhere in the body. As a result, two patients had life-threatening breathing problems that required emergency intervention...
Research is now focusing on purification of the active ingredients in cod liver oil and tests of their effectiveness on patients. The investigators are optimistic about the prospects for use of these substances, because cod liver oil seems to have no serious side effects and is substantially more palatable than most anti-cholesterol drugs currently...
...eating habits of Eskimos. Studies had suggested that Greenland Eskimos have a low incidence of heart disease because they consume large quantities of seafood rich in certain oils. Based on this information, Drs. Sanford Warren and Richard Pasternak of the Beth Israel Hospital Coronary Care Unit postulated that cod liver oil could reduce the risk of heart disease...
...study of heart patients, they found that taking eight teaspoons of cod liver oil every day for six weeks produced several changes associated with cardiovascular health. The treatment raised blood concentrations of HDL cholesterol, lowerered the rate of blood clotting, and increased production of chemicals which cause dilation of blood vessels, making arteries such as those that supply the heart less likely to get blocked...
...researchers stress that this was only a pilot study, and that taking large quantities of cod liver oil at this stage of the game would be unwise. The oil contains vitamin A and vitamin D, which are beneficial in small amounts but can be dangerous in high doses. Also, while the substance does appear to improve cholesterol levels in the body, it actually contains a substantial amount of cholesterol itself, and this may act to reduce its overall potency...