Re: Another caution on dietary selenium

From: Larry Hoover (larryhoover_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 06/30/04


Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:19:11 -0400


"John de Hoog" <dehoog@dehoog.org> wrote in message
news:MpnEc.7709975$iA2.873137@news.easynews.com...
> Mark suggests the following article as a caution on dietary selenium.
>
> > http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/134/7/1736
>
> As I read it, however, it seems to be saying selenium helps lower
> homocysteine, which is a good thing, no?
>
> --
> John de Hoog
> http://dehoog.org

Yes, a good thing, and it predicted serum homocysteine better than folate
status. I think he misread the article.

Lar



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