Function:
- Helps your body make antioxidant enzymes
- Prevent certain cancers
- Protect the body from the poisonous effects of harmful substances
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002414.htm - Thyroid hormone metabolism
- DNA synthesis
- Play critical roles in reproduction
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Selenium-HealthProfessional/
Overdose: more than 400 mcg
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Selenium-HealthProfessional/#h8
Excess: excreted in urine and feces
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2596749/
Solubility: water insoluble
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Selenium#section=Melting-Point
Side effects of high selenium:
- Hair and nail loss
- Nausea, diarrhea
- Skin rashes, mottled teeth
- Fatigue
- Irritability
Nervous system abnormalities
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Selenium-HealthProfessional/#h8
Recommended daily intake= 55 mcg
- Spices, mustard seed, yellow
Contain: 134 mcg
%DV: 191% - Kamut, uncooked
Contain: 69.3 mcg
%DV: 99% - sunflower seed kernels, dried
Contain: 53.0 mcg
%DV: 76% - Mushrooms, shiitake, dried
Contain: 46.1 mcg
%DV: 66% - Oat bran, raw
Contain: 45.2 mcg
%DV: 65% - USDA Commodity, Peanut Butter, smooth
Contain: 40.4 mcg
%DV: 58% - Spices, ginger, ground
Contain: 38.5 mcg
%DV: 55% - Spices, garlic powder
Contain: 38.0 mcg
%DV: 54% - Barley, pearled, raw
Contain: 37.7 mcg
%DV: 54% - Bread, rye
Contain: 30.9 mcg
%DV: 44%
Deficiency symptoms
- cardiovascular disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482260/ - infertility
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482260/ - cognitive decline
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482260/ - myo-degenerative diseases which characterized by loss of coordination
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482260/ - retention of placenta and metritis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29065468
Preterm infants, with low birth weight and increased risk of respiratory diseases
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24676200
