FFP 629 | Is Eating Liver More Effective Than Supplementation?
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🗓️ 5 June 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Lisa examines a peer-reviewed study that tracked liver consumption and vitamin A status in young children from an impoverished South African community — and what the findings reveal about food as a nutrient delivery system. Lisa unpacks a striking paradox at the heart of the research: the poorest households consumed the most liver not for health reasons, but out of economic necessity and were consequently the most protected against vitamin A deficiency. Whether through whole food sources or desiccated liver capsules, Lisa makes the case that eating liver for vitamin A remains one of the most efficient and nutrient-dense strategies available for supporting fertility and reproductive health.
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| 0:00.0 | Whether you are a long-time listener or a newer listener, you probably already know by this point |
| 0:05.5 | how much I recommend beef liver as a regular part of your diet. The research is clear. These foods |
| 0:12.9 | are game changers for your fertility. We've covered the research on this show many, many times. |
| 0:18.2 | We've also covered the research in my books, The Fifth Vital Sign and |
| 0:21.6 | Real Food for Fertility. And after years of working with clients, I've seen firsthand how |
| 0:27.8 | incorporating nutrient-dense foods like liver in particular can improve fertility, can improve |
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| 1:09.7 | podcast, episode number 629. |
| 1:19.2 | Vitamin A intake is a very touchy subject. It is so interesting how much conflicting information |
| 1:27.4 | there is about vitamin A. |
| 1:29.2 | But when you dig into the research about vitamin A and its role in reproduction and fertility, |
| 1:34.9 | it's really astounding that vitamin A doesn't make its way front and center into nearly every |
| 1:41.5 | fertility conversation. |
| 1:43.3 | So for many years on the podcast, I've been talking about |
| 1:45.9 | the importance of eating liver and finding ways to incorporate it into your diet, not just because |
| 1:52.5 | of the vitamin A. So make no mistake. Liver is not a vitamin A supplement. Liver is a food that |
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