title: Dietary selenium intake in Belgium.
abstract: The estimation of the dietary selenium intake in Belgium has been carried out. Average concentration levels in different food classes, as determined by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry are used combined with dietary consumption records or production, importation and exportation statistics. Analysis of duplicate meals has been used as an alternative evaluation method. Dietary intake of selenium in Belgium is discussed and compared with intakes published for other different countries.
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D012643:Selenium
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium