Q: What’s your opinion on taking a selenium supplement? I’ve been taking one for years, but now I’m hearing that it might not be such a good thing. A: Beyond the selenium content in food and a ...

While you can take selenium for thyroid health and antioxidant protection at any time, daily consumption with food may support the best absorption.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some evidence that the mineral selenium might protect against heart disease, clinical trials have so far failed to prove the case, according to a new research ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 and 32 randomised controlled trials, respectively, to evaluate the effect of selenium supplementation on thyroid function. "Our systematic review and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Selenium supplements can slow the rise in virus levels in HIV-positive patients, which allows the number of beneficial CD4 immune cell to increase, according to results of ...

A recent study links the consumption of the essential mineral selenium with a lower risk of prostate cancer. There are now seven population studies in the past six years that examined the possible ...