Research
Micronutrients & recovery
Higher selenium intakes are associated with a reduced risk of certain cancers, particularly prostate, lung, and liver cancer.
Ensuring adequate selenium intake may help reduce the risk of certain cancers, such as prostate and liver cancer. This is particularly important for those with low selenium levels. However, it is not a guaranteed prevention for all cancers.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
There is growing evidence that higher Se intakes are associated with reduced cancer risk... those participants in the lowest quintile of Se status... were three times more likely to develop advanced prostate cancer
Why this rating
Evidence includes prospective cohort studies and some RCTs, but results are mixed across cancer types.
Source
The argument for increasing selenium intake
Margaret P. Rayman · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2002
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