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 …

Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with
various diseases - Bjelakovic, G - 2012 | Cochrane Library Skip to Content Cookies Our site …

Following the publication of the landmark trial of Clark et al. in 1996 that appeared to show
that Se could reduce the risk of cancer, awareness of the importance of Se to human health …

Se is an unusual trace element in having its own codon in mRNA that specifies its insertion
into selenoproteins as selenocysteine (SeCys), by means of a mechanism requiring a large …

Background Oxidative stress can cause cancer. Our aim was to establish whether
antioxidant supplements reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal cancer and mortality …

Background: It is hypothesized that low selenium concentrations are associated with an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease and that selenium supplements prevent coronary …

Micronutrients play a central part in metabolism and in the maintenance of tissue function.
An adequate intake therefore is necessary, but provision of excess supplements to people …

New data have been accumulated in the scientific literature in recent years which allow a
more adequate risk assessment of selenium with reference to human health. This new …

Antioxidant supplements for preventing gastrointestinal cancers - Bjelakovic, G - 2008 |
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Micronutrients play a central role in metabolism and in the maintenance of tissue function,
but effects in preventing or treating disease which is not due to micronutrient deficiency …