Selenium deficiency in diet
- Inadequate dietary selenium
Nature
Selenium is an antioxidant mineral which is deficient in certain soils and hence in certain diets.
Incidence
A five year study is being undertaken in Europe and USA on the role of selenium supplements in cancer prevention.
Broader
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Fundamental sciences » Non-metallic chemical elements
Societal problems » Inadequacy
Societal problems » Deprivation
Health care » Nutrition
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
J9976
DOCID
12099760
D7NID
164459
Last update
Dec 3, 2024