“What the public needs to know,” Dr. Guallar says, “is that most people in the have adequate selenium in their diet. Moreover, taking selenium supplements on top of an adequate dietary intake may cause diabetes.”

Selenium rich foods include shrimp, crab meat, salmon, halibut, brown rice, light chicken meat, and pork. Brazil nuts from selenium rich soil are one of the foods that contain the highest level of selenium.

A scientist affiliated with foodconsumer.org suggests that just one dose of selenium supplements in the study can not rule out other positive effects associated with other usage levels. He says selenium is an important micronutrient. But like many others, too much of a good thing can be bad. He suggests consumers should follow a nutritionally balanced diet to prevent chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

So concludes a report that shows a group of people taking selenium supplements had an increased take up of Type II Diabetes, compared to those in the control group that tool placebos.

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