title: [Selenium and health].
abstract: Selenium is an essential micronutrient. The average selenium intake in Danish adults is close to the recommended level of 40-50 mg/day. There is no scientific documentation showing that an increased selenium intake will result in disease prevention. However, a preventive effect on some cancers and hearth disease cannot be ruled out. Fortification of foods via increased selenium content in fertilizers is a possible way of increasing selenium intake. The tolerable upper intake level of 60 mg/day in children 1-3 years old must not be exceeded, which makes fortification difficult.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling for Ernaering, Danmarks Fødevareforskning, Søborg. lbra@dfvf.dk
authors.forename: Lone Banke
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Heddie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mejborn
authors.forename: Niels Lyhne
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Lars Ove
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dragsted
authors.forename: Kirstine Struntze
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Krogholm
authors.forename: Erik Huusfeldt
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Lars F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ovesen
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tjønneland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012643:Selenium