Dietary Selenium And Human Health
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Dietary selenium and human health. It is an essential component of several major metabolic pathways including thyroid hormone metabolism antioxidant defence systems and immune function. For a reader friendly overview of selenium see our consumer fact sheet on selenium. Dietary selenium and human health. A partly historical treatise in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the biological essentiality of selenium dedicated to the memory of klaus schwarz 1914 1978 on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of his death.
Overview on the special issue entitled dietary selenium and human health. Author margaret p rayman 1 affiliation 1 faculty of health and medical sciences university of surrey guildford uk. Nutrients 2017 9 22. A diet rich in selenium may help keep your heart healthy as low selenium levels have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease.
Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health. Selenium and human health lancet. Critical reviews in. Resolved and unresolved issues.
Abstract views pdf views html views. Dietary selenium and human health. Overview on the special issue entitled dietary selenium and human health. In an analysis of 25 observational studies a 50 increase.
Next year 2017 the micronutrient selenium se is celebrating its birthday i e 200 years after first. This is a fact sheet intended for health professionals. Show more citation formats. Selenium in human and animal nutrition.
The relationships between selenium intake status and health or risk of disease are complex but require elucidation to inform clinical practice to refine dietary recommendations and to develop. The topics covered in the special issue range from the microscopic to a global perspective from association to intervention studies in both humans and model systems with the aim of providing an up to date insight into the various research fields that nowadays. Note that from the first issue of 2016 mdpi journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. Selenium is a trace element that is naturally present in many foods added to others and available as a dietary supplement.