Selenium in human diets

Selenium has functions in many selenoproteins and also in relation to the immune response. There is an association between low plasma selenium concentrations and oral cancer (1). Selenium compounds inhibit tumorigenesis in a variety of animal models, and added selenium in human diets might reduce the risk of cancer (SEDA-21, 240). 

Keshan disease, a form of cardiomyopathy. When its intake is too high, selenium disrupts enzyme function, causing poor health in mammals and birth defects and reproductive failure in birds and fish. Good sources of selenium in human diets include wheat, garlic, Brazil nuts, and walnuts, see also Chalcogens. 

Rich food sources of selenium in human diets include Brazil nuts, offal, shellfish, and some other types of fish, although there is uncertainty about the... 

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