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Selenium
DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)
- 55 mcg. Pregnancy: 60 mcg. Lactation: 70 mcg.
Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range
Major Sources (2,000 mcg to 20 mcg per serving)
- Brazil nuts, oysters, chicken liver, clams, beef liver, sardines,
pork, crab, salt water fish, whole wheat pasta, chicken meat dark, chicken
meat light, turkey liver, lamb, sunflower seeds, plain bagel, oatmeal,
soynuts.
Non-Therapeutic Importance
- May be essential for tissue respiration; associated with fat
metabolism, vitamin E, and antioxidant functions (part of glutathione peroxidase).
Deficiency Symptoms
- Cardiac myopathy
- Increased red blood cell fragility
- Myalgia
- Pancreatic degeneration
Increased Risk for Deficiency
- Exclusive use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions
- Semipurified medical diets: PKU
Possible Therapeutic Applications
CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST:
Supplementation may prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with,
the following conditions:
- Acne
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS, HIV)
- Aging
- Alcoholism
- Angina Pectoris
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis (heart disease)
- Cancer
- Candidiasis (yeast infection)
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cataracts
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- Diabetes
- Eczema
- Fibromyalgia
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Immunodepression (immune function)
- Infection (colds, flu, etc.)
- Infertility (female)
- Infertility (male)
- Inflammation (including bursitis)
- Lupus (SLE)
- Macular Degeneration
- Memory Loss (Alzheimer's disease, dementia)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Osteoarthritis
- Peptic Ulcers
- Prostate Problems (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
- Psoriasis
- Retinopathy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ulcerative Colitis
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