The Health Benefits of Selenium

The health benefits of selenium. Selenium is an essential mineral. Deficiency is linked to health conditions including heart disease and cancer. Selenium plays a role in maintaining normal thyroid function. It’s also critical in reproduction and DNA synthesis as well as immune function.

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Selenium is an essential mineral found in small amounts in the body.

Known functions in the body of selenium include functioning as an antioxidant, helping to repair damaged cells and DNA. Free radicals are known to contribute to the aging process and may worsen other health conditions including heart disease and cancer. Selenium plays a role in maintaining normal thyroid function. It’s also critical in reproduction and DNA synthesis as well as immune function.

Selenium exists in two forms, both of which are good dietary sources, inorganic (selenate and selenite) and organic (selenomethionine and selenocysteine)

Heart Disease, cardiovascular disease, cvd, heart failure, heart attack, stroke
Cholesterol, LDL, low density lipoprotein,
Immune Function, immune booster
Cancer (prostate)
Asthma
HIV/AIDS
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Cognitive Decline
Thyroid disease

Deficiency, although rare, can lead to keshan disease (type of heart disease specific to selenium deficiency), infertility in men, kashin-beck disease (a type of arthritis).


The best dietary sources generally include seafood (mackerel, tuna, halibut, flounder, herring, and smelts), meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, and grain based products (brewer's yeast and wheat germ), sunflower seeds and brazil nuts.

Top 10 sources according to NIH
Brazil nuts (544 mcg, 777%)- comment on excessive content
Yellowfin Tuna (92 mcg, 131%)
Halibut (47 mcg, 67%)
Sardines (45 mcg, 64%)
Ham (42 mcg, 60%)
Shrimp (40 mcg, 57%)
Macaroni (37 mcg, 53%)
Beef steak (33 mcg, 47%)
Turkey (31 mcg, 44%)
Chicken (22 mcg, 31%)

Trace element essential to reproduction, DNA Synthesis, thyroid function, anti-oxidant
Generally mixed evidence in treatment or prevention of disease but appears to play a role in cancer, cardiovascular disease, thyroid dysfunction, asthma, HIV/AIDS, and age-related cognitive decline.
Deficiency and toxicity are rare in modern society
The best dietary sources generally include brazil nuts, seafood, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, and grain based products
For most adults, the recommended daily allowance is 55 mcg per day.