{"id":3024,"date":"2023-04-15T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T09:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2023-04-11T08:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:28:24","slug":"selenoprotein-p-selenium-transport-protein-and-biomarker-of-selenium-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/index.php\/selenoprotein-p-selenium-transport-protein-and-biomarker-of-selenium-status","title":{"rendered":"Selenoprotein P \u2013 Selenium Transport Protein and Biomarker of Selenium Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selenium and selenoproteins are essential to human health<\/a> [Rayman 2012]. However, selenium intakes from food vary considerably from region to region in the world, depending on how rich or poor the soil and the foodstuffs are.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Professor Urban Alehagen realized that the low selenium content of the soil in Sweden and in much of Europe results in wide-spread low dietary selenium intake and selenium deficiency. In the Swedish KiSel-10 Study<\/a>, the average serum selenium concentration was a quite low 67 mcg\/L.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For example, widespread suboptimal selenium status<\/a> has been reported throughout Europe, the UK, and the Middle East [Stoffaneller & Morse 2015]. In contrast, the soil and the foodstuffs in much of the United States and Canada have a much higher selenium content than is the case in Europe. Serum selenium levels of US citizens are generally above 120 mcg\/L. In many European countries, the corresponding serum selenium levels<\/a> are 90 mcg\/L on average [Alehagen 2016<\/a>].<\/strong><\/p>\n