Selenium dietary reference values

Institute of Medicine (2000) Dietary Reference Values for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium and Carotenoids. Washington, DC National Academy Press. 

Selenium Distribution, Status Assays, and Dietary Reference Values... 

LRNI, Lower Reference Nutrient Intake RNI, Reference Nutrient Intake Al, Adequate Intake RDA, Recommended Dietary Allowance. Sources UK Department of Health (1991) Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom, Report on Health and Social Subjects No. 41. London HMSO. USA Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium and Carotenoids. Washington, DC National Academy Press. WHO/FAO WHO/FAO (2002) Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation, Bangkok, Thailand. Rome WHO/ FAO. 

More recently, selenium recommendations or reference values have been slightly lower. The US committee that set Dietary Reference Intakes in 2000 interpreted the Chinese estimate of 41 pg/day needed to saturate GPx in adult men, and data from New Zealand indicating selenium intake adequacy at 38 pg/day, as supporting an Estimated Average... 

The reference interval for selenium in whole blood, plasma or serum, hair, and nails should be established locally, since these indices are affected by dietary selenium intake. Plasma selenium adult values lie in the interval 63 to 160pg/L (0.8 to 2.0pmol/L). Values of less than 40 pg Se per L (0.5pmoI/L) indicate probable selenium depletion. 

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