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Micronutrients & recovery
Selenium supplementation (200 mcg/day) decreases cardiovascular disease mortality in populations with low baseline selenium.
For populations with low selenium, increasing intake (e.g., via selenium-enriched foods) may reduce cardiovascular mortality. Individual supplementation should be discussed with a doctor.
LimitedConditionalLOW confidence
Heart disease mortality declined by an average 61% in Finland between 1972 and 1992... It is highly likely, that the concomitant 3 fold increase in dietary Se intake as a consequence of Se enrichment of fertilizer, since 1985 will also have contributed to lower heart disease mortality reported in 1992.
Why this rating
The evidence is observational/ecological (Finland fertilizer study), not a direct RCT of supplementation.
Source
Selenium, selenoproteins and human health: a review
K.M. Brown et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2001
DOI 10.1079/phn2001143
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