{"id":2059,"date":"2021-01-15T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2021-01-22T10:57:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:57:42","slug":"selenium-and-antioxidants-to-prevent-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/index.php\/selenium-and-antioxidants-to-prevent-heart-disease","title":{"rendered":"Selenium and Antioxidants to Prevent Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Heart
Selenium deficiency (< 70 mcg\/L) and low selenium status (70 – 100 mcg\/L) are associated with reduced exercise capacity and higher risk of death in heart failure patients [Bomer 2019].<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>Canadian researchers have concluded that the addition of selenium should be considered for antioxidant supplements if the antioxidant mixtures are to be associated with reductions in the risk of heart disease and all-cause mortality [Jenkins 2020].<\/strong><\/p>\n

How did they arrive at this conclusion? First, they did a preliminary analysis of the available research literature and found that antioxidant supplements seemed to reduce incidence of all-cause death when the supplements included selenium [Jenkins 2020].<\/strong><\/p>\n

Systematic Review of Supplements With and Without Selenium<\/h4>\n

Next, they did a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of selenium supplementation alone and the effect of antioxidant mixtures with or without selenium on the risk of heart disease and all-cause mortality [Jenkins 2020].<\/p>\n

In their study, the researchers analyzed the results from 43 studies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, all of which were randomized controlled trials and all of which had a duration of 6 months or longer [Jenkins 2020].<\/p>\n

Significant Effects on Disease Prevention With Selenium Added<\/h4>\n

Here is what the researchers found [Jenkins 2020]:<\/p>\n