Vitamin D, Cod-Liver Oil, Sunlight, and Rickets: A ...
2003-8-1 · The recognition of cod-liver oil as a specific remedy against rickets was noted as early as 1824 in the German medical literature. 19 In 1861, Trousseau of France ventured to state that rickets was caused by lack of sun exposure and a faulty diet, and cod-liver oil could effectively cure it. 19–21 In 1890, addressing the etiology of rickets, Palm studied the relationship between incidence of rickets and its geographical distribution, and concluded that rickets …
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