Selenium WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Selenium and compiled helpful research notes below.
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Research Notes on Selenium
Although it is toxic in large doses, selenium is a trace mineral that is necessary for good health. Plant foods are the major dietary sources of selenium. Selenium also can be found in some meats and seafood.
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Latest Headlines on Selenium
What is Selenium?
- Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS): What is Selenium?
- MedlinePlus: Selenium
- Merck Manuals: What is Selenium?
- Northwestern University: Nutrition Fact Sheet: Selenium
What Are The Uses for Selenium?
- MedlinePlus: Selenium Evidence
- WholeHealthMD: Selenium
- A.D.A.M. (via HealthandAge): Selenium Uses
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Selenium?
- Mayo Clinic: Selenium Side effects
- ODS: What is the health risk of too much Selenium?
- MedlinePlus: Selenium Safety, Side effects and Warnings
- Wikipedia: Selenium Toxicity and Deficiency
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Selenium Adverse Reactions
- WrongDiagnosis: Selenium Poisoning
What are the Natural Sources of Selenium?
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Selenium Food Sources
- A.D.A.M. (via HealthandAge): Selenium Dietary Sources
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Selenium
- YouTube Video: Selenium User Meetup 2008: Lightning Talks
- Nature City: Brazil Nuts Boost Selenium and Glutathione Levels
- About.com: Longevity: Selenium, Cancer and Longevity
Clinical Trials for Selenium
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Selenium Search results
- CenterWatch: Selenium Clinical Trial Listings
- National Cancer Institute: Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): Questions and Answers
Controversy and Lawsuits about Selenium
- ODS: What are some current issues and controversies about Selenium?
- Wikipedia: Controversial health effects
- WebMD (via MedicineNet): Selenium Supplements Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Selenium
- PubMed Central: Selenium Search results
- JAMA: Selenium Search results
- Google Scholar: Selenium Search results
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- Contributor: Cynthia Lepore
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 11, 2009
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