Category Archives: Selenium

Selenium Intakes

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is well absorbed from food with absorption rates being reported to range from 44 to 70%. The high absorption rates of selenium means that optimal selenium status is achievable from food if a high quality diet is consumed. However, … Continue reading →

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The Selenoproteins

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Many of the agricultural soils of Northern Europe and North America have low levels of selenium. Intensive agricultural practices and over farming have depleted the soil further of their selenium content, and a growing body of research is confirming that … Continue reading →

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The Antioxidant Merry-go-round

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Atoms and molecules possess electrons in shells, with each shell containing two paired electrons. Free radicals are formed when atoms or molecules possess electrons that are unpaired, and this tends to make the molecules very reactive. In biological systems such … Continue reading →

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More evidence of Selenium Deficiency

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Selenium is a trace mineral which is essential for life because it is a vital component of several major metabolic pathways. Selenium is incorporated as selenocysteine into a number of key enzymes called selenoproteins that help regulate immune system function, … Continue reading →

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Selenium Prevents Cancer

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Robert Barrington

That selenium prevents cancer is evidenced in the nutritional literature. The pivotal study on cancer was performed by Clark et al in 1996 (here) and in many ways this was a landmark study in nutrition. The researchers1 investigated the association … Continue reading →

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