The authors were asked by the Editors of ACS Chemical Biology to write an article titled
“Why Nature Chose Selenium” for the occasion of the upcoming bicentennial of the …

Diet has an important role in the development of colorectal cancer. In the past few decades,
findings from extensive epidemiologic and experimental investigations have linked …

Despite different geological features the Nordic countries are generally selenium-poor
areas. In each country various factors such as food importation and life-style determine the …

Background This review is the third update of the Cochrane review" Selenium for preventing
cancer". Selenium is a naturally occurring element with both nutritional and toxicological …

Objective.—To determine whether a nutritional supplement of selenium will decrease the
incidence of cancer. Design.—A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled …

In areas where soils are low in bioavailable selenium (Se), potential Se deficiencies cause
health risks for humans. Though higher plants have been considered not to require this …

Selenomethionine (Semet) is the major seleno-compound in cereal grains and enriched
yeast whereas Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMCYS) is the major seleno-compound in Se …

The element selenium (Se) was recognized only 40 years ago as being essential in the
nutrition of animals and humans. It is recognized as being an essential component of a …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major contributor to cancer death globally. Several studies
showed some protections by certain individual dietary antioxidants against CRC …

This book contains 11 chapters entitled: chemical aspects of selenium; selenium in the
environment; selenium in foods and feeds; the biological availability of selenium in foods …