{"id":2398,"date":"2021-11-15T11:41:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:40:21","slug":"optimal-serum-selenium-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/index.php\/optimal-serum-selenium-status","title":{"rendered":"Achieving Optimal Selenium Plasma Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is an optimal selenium plasma level? Hurst et al. administered 50-mcg, 100-mcg, or 200-mcg of selenium daily for ten weeks to 119 healthy men and women aged 50\u201364 years living in the United Kingdom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2411 size-medium\" title=\"Healthy immune system linked to optimal selenium status.\" src=\"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mundbind-186x300.png\" alt=\"Facial mask\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mundbind-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mundbind.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>A healthy immune system depends upon an optimal selenium status to promote the bio-synthesis of antioxidant selenoproteins.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The researchers were testing the effect of the different daily dosages on plasma selenium status and plasma selenoprotein P status. They used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2596749\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>a pharmaceutical-grade high-selenium yeast preparation<\/em><\/a> with a documented 88.7% absorption [B\u00fcgel 2004].<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The men and women in the study had a daily dietary selenium intake of approximately 55 mcg\/day.\u00a0 Intakes of selenium in the United Kingdom had fallen from a mean of 60 mcg\/day in 1991 to a minimum of 30 to 40 mcg\/day in 1995\u20132000; in 2010, the mean intake was 48\u201358 mcg\/day [Hurst 2010].<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Establishing Optimal Selenium Status<\/h5>\n<p>In the Hurst study, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/20181815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>the mean baseline plasma selenium concentration for all participants in the study was 95.7 +\/- 11.5 mcg\/L<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Ten weeks of daily supplementation led to significantly increased steady-state concentrations as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>118.3 +\/- 13.1 mcg\/L with 50 mcg\/day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>152.0 +\/- 24.3 mcg\/L with 100 mcg\/day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>177.4 +\/- 26.3 mcg\/L with 200 mcg\/L daily.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the ten weeks, plasma Selenoprotein P increased significantly, as follows, in all selenium intervention groups from an overall baseline mean of 4.99 +\/- 0.80 mcg\/mL; the selenoprotein P levels seemed to plateau.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.17 +\/- 0.85 mcg\/mL with 50 mcg\/day<\/li>\n<li>6.73 +\/- 1.01 mcg\/mL with 100 mcg\/day<\/li>\n<li>6.59 +\/- 0.64 mcg\/mL with 200 mcg\/day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Target selenium concentrations<\/h5>\n<p>In a\u00a0 2020 review article, Professor Margaret P. Rayman indicates that <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31388899\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>a serum selenium concentration of 125 mcg\/L seems to be optimal for good health<\/em><\/strong><\/a> [Rayman 2020, figure 2].<\/p>\n<h5>Sources<\/h5>\n<p>B\u00fcgel S, Larsen EH, Sloth JJ, Flytlie K, Overvad K, Steenberg LC &amp; Moesgaard S.\u00a0 Selenium from a high Se yeast supplement is well absorbed and retained in humans. Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine. 2004;8:206-209.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst R, Armah CN, Dainty JR, Hart DJ, Teucher B, Goldson AJ, Broadley MR, Motley AK, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Establishing optimal selenium status: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Apr;91(4):923-31.<\/p>\n<p>Rayman MP. Selenium intake, status, and health: a complex relationship. Hormones (Athens). 2020 Mar;19(1):9-14.<\/p>\n<p>The information presented in this review article is not intended as medical advice and should not be used as such.<\/p>\n<p>15 November 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an optimal selenium plasma level? Hurst et al. administered 50-mcg, 100-mcg, or 200-mcg of selenium daily for ten weeks to 119 healthy men and women aged 50\u201364 years living in the United Kingdom. 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