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by sbayg 3 hours ago
Baby aspirin was overdone too. Interestingly, the fish oil hype cycle has a much longer timeline if you consider the popularity of cod liver oil once upon a time.
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Cod liver oil wasn't hype, it was needed in norther climates to prevent rickets.

It was taken for its Vitamin D, not for its omega 3s.