Tag: selenium

  • Selenium supplements may offer migraine support: RCT

    Selenium supplements may offer migraine support: RCT

    Data published inย Frontiers in Nutritionโ€‹ย indicated that 12 weeks of supplementation with 200โ€‰micrograms per day of selenium also increased total antioxidant capacity and reduced levels of MDA (malondialdehyde), a marker of oxidative stress. โ€œTo the best of our knowledge, this was the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effect of selenium supplementation on clinical…

  • Study from Canada challenges assumptions about organic and inorganic selenium in dairy cow diets

    Study from Canada challenges assumptions about organic and inorganic selenium in dairy cow diets

    It is crucial to provide enough selenium in the diets of dairy cows to keep them healthy and productive. The paper, published in the Journal of Dairy Scienceโ€‹โ€‹, has found that regardless of whether selenium came from organic or inorganic sources it did not affect the cows’ absorption of the mineral, their selenium levels, or…

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