Selenium intake status in an Andean highland population

Nutritional selenium (Se) status in an Andean population living at high altitude (4000 m above sea level) was examined using dietary Se (DSe) intake. Mean (±SD) DSe intake was 47.7±16 μg/day for adult males (19 years old and above), and 36.6±13 μg/day for adult females. Two-thirds of the subjects we...

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Published in:Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1997-04, Vol.17 (4), p.599-602
Main Authors: Imai, Hideki, Kashiwazaki, Hiroshi, Rivera, JoséOrías, Takemoto, Tai-ichiro, Moji, Kazuhiko, Kim, She-Whan, Kabuto, Michinori, Hongo, Tetsuro, Suzuki, Tsuguyoshi
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Language:English
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Applied physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Dietary selenium intake
High altitude
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Medical sciences
Selenium
Transports. Aerospace. Diving. Altitude
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Summary:Nutritional selenium (Se) status in an Andean population living at high altitude (4000 m above sea level) was examined using dietary Se (DSe) intake. Mean (±SD) DSe intake was 47.7±16 μg/day for adult males (19 years old and above), and 36.6±13 μg/day for adult females. Two-thirds of the subjects were found to consume less Se than the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance values. The DSe levels among the subjects examined were marginally lower compared to values reported from other areas of the world. Their blood Se (whole blood Se, erythrocyte Se and serum Se), however, appeared to be maintained at a relatively high level with respect to the marginally lower DSe intake.
ISSN:0271-5317
1879-0739
DOI:10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00032-8