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From 2 different sites, other food also consists of selenium
Selenium, a mineral found in fish, meat, eggs, grains and certain nuts, helps boost antioxidant activity in the body to potentially ward off chronic diseases. But too much selenium can cause selenosis, a condition marked by hair and nail loss, garlic breath, fatigue and nerve damage.
The recommended daily intake of selenium is 60 micrograms for men and 53 micrograms for women, according to the review published today in The Lancet. But men and women in the U.S., where 50 percent of the population takes supplements, get an average 134 and 93 micrograms per day, respectively.
“Additional selenium intake may well benefit people with low [selenium status],” Margaret Rayman, a professor of nutritional medicine at the University of Surrey in the U.K., wrote in the review. “However, people of adequate or high status could be affected adversely and should not take selenium supplements.”
Adults should not consume more than 400 micrograms of selenium per day, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. Some selenium supplements contain 200 micrograms. And the daily multivitamin Centrum contains 55 microgram
2nd site:
While taking supplemental selenium is the best way to ensure you get adequate amounts, it’s not entirely necessary to add another pill to your supplement regimen. Brazil nuts are known to include as much as 95 mcg of selenium per nut. Given that the RDA for selenium is 55 mcg and we recommend getting 200 mcg daily, just a couple of Brazil nuts could have you set.
Since megadoses of selenium can negatively impact your health, take no more than 400 mcg per day, the upper limit set by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (Washington, D.C.). In another nod to Brazil nuts, New Zealand researchers found that eating them was just as effective at raising selenium levels as taking a supplement. The scientists gave subjects either 100 mcg of selenium from a supp, 100 mcg of selenium through Brazil nuts or a placebo. After 12 weeks, the subjects taking the supplement or eating the nuts had blood levels of the mineral that were 60% higher. Both groups also showed increased blood levels of glutathione peroxidase, a critical antioxidant enzyme that depends on selenium to function properly.
Brazil nuts aren’t the only source of selenium, just one of the best. Wherever you get your selenium, make sure you’re getting enough.
Seeking Selenium? The best sources of the mighty mineral:
Food Amount Selenium, Content (mcg)
Selenium, a mineral found in fish, meat, eggs, grains and certain nuts, helps boost antioxidant activity in the body to potentially ward off chronic diseases. But too much selenium can cause selenosis, a condition marked by hair and nail loss, garlic breath, fatigue and nerve damage.
The recommended daily intake of selenium is 60 micrograms for men and 53 micrograms for women, according to the review published today in The Lancet. But men and women in the U.S., where 50 percent of the population takes supplements, get an average 134 and 93 micrograms per day, respectively.
“Additional selenium intake may well benefit people with low [selenium status],” Margaret Rayman, a professor of nutritional medicine at the University of Surrey in the U.K., wrote in the review. “However, people of adequate or high status could be affected adversely and should not take selenium supplements.”
Adults should not consume more than 400 micrograms of selenium per day, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. Some selenium supplements contain 200 micrograms. And the daily multivitamin Centrum contains 55 microgram
2nd site:
While taking supplemental selenium is the best way to ensure you get adequate amounts, it’s not entirely necessary to add another pill to your supplement regimen. Brazil nuts are known to include as much as 95 mcg of selenium per nut. Given that the RDA for selenium is 55 mcg and we recommend getting 200 mcg daily, just a couple of Brazil nuts could have you set.
Since megadoses of selenium can negatively impact your health, take no more than 400 mcg per day, the upper limit set by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (Washington, D.C.). In another nod to Brazil nuts, New Zealand researchers found that eating them was just as effective at raising selenium levels as taking a supplement. The scientists gave subjects either 100 mcg of selenium from a supp, 100 mcg of selenium through Brazil nuts or a placebo. After 12 weeks, the subjects taking the supplement or eating the nuts had blood levels of the mineral that were 60% higher. Both groups also showed increased blood levels of glutathione peroxidase, a critical antioxidant enzyme that depends on selenium to function properly.
Brazil nuts aren’t the only source of selenium, just one of the best. Wherever you get your selenium, make sure you’re getting enough.
Seeking Selenium? The best sources of the mighty mineral:
Food Amount Selenium, Content (mcg)
- Brazil nuts, dried, unblanched 1 oz. (about 6) 544
- Tuna, light, canned in oil 3 oz. 63
- Beef, cooked 3.5 oz. 35
- Cod, cooked 3.5 oz. 32
- Turkey, light meat, roasted 3.5 oz. 32
- Beef, chuck roast, roasted 3.5 oz. 23
- Chicken breast, roasted 3.5 oz. 20
- Macaroni, boiled 1⁄2 cup 15
- Egg 1 medium 14
- Low-fat (2%) cottage cheese 1⁄2 cup 12
- Instant oatmeal, cooked 1 cup 12
- Brown rice, cooked 1⁄2 cup 10
- Whole-wheat bread 1 slice 10
- Cheddar cheese 1 oz. 4
jia you. will u be joining the nov thread?
