Selenium is an essential trace element that is contained in various proteins and has both nutritional and potentially toxic properties. Selenium mainly exists as selenocysteine (Sec) and ...

The global supplement market reached more than $485 billion in 2024, and some six in 10 adults are taking at least one dietary supplement a month, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Faced with a shortage of the essential nutrient selenium, the brain and the testes duke it out. In selenium-depleted male mice, testes hog the trace element, leaving the brain in the lurch, scientists ...

Parents have been urged to return all immune boosters containing zinc and selenium to ...

Selenium is vital for the thyroid gland and immune system. A deficiency can cause tiredness, hair loss, recurring sickness, muscle weakness, and brain fog. Eating selenium-rich foods such as Brazil ...

Sahpra has issued a warning that all medicines containing zinc picolinate or selenium and intended for use in children must ...

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has been made aware of products in the market containing Zinc picolinate (as a source material for zinc) and/or Selenium intended for ...

SAHPRA warned that the bioavailability of zinc derived from zinc picolinate varies significantly, depending on multiple ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Both chicken and salmon are healthy sources of protein, choline, B vitamins, selenium, ...