Selenium In Food And Health

Author : Conor Reilly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475764944
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium in Food and Health written by Conor Reilly and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with a clear and reliable account of the extraordinary story of selenium and its role in human health. It is written in a readable and user-friendly manner, and takes into account the considerable amount of fresh information that has been published over the past decade. The book if for the reader who wants to make an informed judgment about the competing claims for and against Selenium’s value as a nutritional supplement.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309069491
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-08-27 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series of quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) is the newest framework for an expanded approach developed by U.S. and Canadian scientists. This book discusses in detail the role of vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and the carotenoids in human physiology and health. For each nutrient the committee presents what is known about how it functions in the human body, which factors may affect how it works, and how the nutrient may be related to chronic disease. Dietary Reference Intakes provides reference intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for different groups based on age and gender, along with a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), designed to assist an individual in knowing how much is "too much" of a nutrient.

Author : Gerald F. Jr. Combs
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323146538
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Role of Selenium in Nutrition written by Gerald F. Jr. Combs and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Role of Selenium in Nutrition reviews the most pertinent scientific literature dealing with the basic aspects of the present understanding of the roles of selenium (Se) in nutrition and health. The book begins with a general discussion of Se, covering its various forms, chemistry and physical properties, and techniques for Se analysis. This is followed by separate chapters on the environmental aspects of Se, including its presence in mineral deposits, soils, water, air, and uptake by plants; Se contents of human foods and animal feedstuffs; biological utilization of dietary Se; and absorption, excretion, metabolism, and tissue concentrations of Se. Subsequent chapters deal with the biochemical functions of Se; Se-related diseases of animals and livestock; the role of Se in human health and in support of normal immune function and disease resistance; and the relationship of Se and cancer. The final chapter reviews the evidence concerning the toxicity of Se compounds and sets this in perspective with current knowledge of the roles of Se in nutrition and health, and of the normal exposures of animals and humans to Se compounds.

Author : Peter F. Surai
Publisher : Brill Wageningen Academic
ISBN 13 : 9789086863594
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium in Pig Nutrition and Health written by Peter F. Surai and published by Brill Wageningen Academic. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to provide up to date information about the roles of Se in pig nutrition and health. Specific Se-deficiency related disorders in pigs are also described, and the importance of Se in growth, development, immunity and reproduction is demonstrated. Molecular mechanisms of protective effects of Se under stressful conditions of commercial pig production are characterised.

Author : Wanda Morrison
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634836906
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium written by Wanda Morrison and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selenium is an important micronutrient in humans and animals, despite its toxicity at high concentrations. This first chapter performs a thorough review of selenium bioavailability in food stuffs and human diet. The second chapter reviews the selenium essentiality and toxicity, the aspects related to the selenium dietary supplementation and its daily consumption. The third chapter describes the status of selenium and their metabolites in an antiretroviral therapy context. The next chapter looks at selenium supplementation and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Next, the authors address the association between diabetes type-2 and its levels in serum related to nutritional habits. Then, the preparation of nanosystems based on zero-valent selenium nanoparticles since this essential trace elements carries unique characteristics is explored. Finally, the prospects of using nanoparticles of elementary selenium as a nutrition source are discussed.

Author : Richard A. Passwater
Publisher : Keats Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780879832292
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium as Food & Medicine written by Richard A. Passwater and published by Keats Publishing. This book was released on 1980 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a city in Connecticut passes a law that requires men to carry women across thresholds at all times, the town's citizens grapple with the practical and theoretical implications of the seemingly pointless ordinance.

Author : Raymond F. Burk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781461225935
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium in Biology and Human Health written by Raymond F. Burk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selenium plays a fascinating and still poorly understood role in the function of living cells and therefore in human health. Starting with investigations over 60 years ago into its role as a toxic agent in livestock disease, selenium studies have progressed rapidly with the application of tools from immunology and molecular biology. Selenium is now known to be important in human and animal nutrition, has been discovered as a structural component of so-called selenoproteins, and may play a number of physiological roles, ranging from cancer protection to hormone metabolism. Selenium in Biology and Human Health presents research syntheses on a range of topics involving selenium, written by specialists from around the world. It will be of interest to cell biologists and physiologists, nutritional scientists, and animal health researchers.

Author : Peter F. Surai
Publisher : Nottingham Trent University
ISBN 13 : 9781904761167
Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium in Nutrition and Health written by Peter F. Surai and published by Nottingham Trent University. This book was released on 2006 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides information about selenium as an important part of integrated antioxidant systems in animal and human bodies responsible for maintaining health. It contains practical advice in relation to effective usage of selenium supplements, including optimal forms and doses. It also combines fundamental information on selenium biochemistry and metabolism. It also presents the most recent findings, unresolved puzzles and future directions for selenium research. In recent years, natural antioxidants have received tremendous attention in relation to human health and food quality. However, the scientific background of many health-promoting claims for natural antioxidants is not always understandable for the general public and needs further clarification. Furthermore, agricultural applications of antioxidants await further investigation.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309033756
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selenium in Nutrition, written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1983-02-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A comprehensive, authoritative report of a National Research Council subcommittee reviews current knowledge concerning selenium (Se) in nutrition for nutrition, food, and health professionals. The report focuses on: the chemistry of Se and its analysis; Se distribution in soils, plants, animal feeds, human foods, and water; the Se cycle in nature; biochemical functions of Se (e.g., associations with glutathione peroxidase; nutritional and metabolic inter-associations); Se dietary forms and its absorption, transport, retention, distribution, and metabolism; Se nutritional aspects (dietary requirements and deficiencies in animals, and role in human nutrition); the toxic effects of excess Se; and the effects of high and low Se exposures in human health. A summary of the findings of this report and an extensive list of literature references cited are appended. (wz).

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309039940
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diet and Health written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.