Abstract: Selenium is an important trace metal implicated in many human health and diseases. Although its beneficial effects on humans were identified in the early 50s, its relevance and clinical applications emerged only during the last two decades. Its beneficial effects on DM has been studied extensively and its usefulness for other diseases like renal, cardiac, liver, psychiatric, reproductive, neurologic, infections and endocrine have recently been explored. This review article summarises the research findings of the last two decades on the role of selenium in all of the human diseases mentioned above. Although there are controversies among research findings, still there is scope for further research in this field to establish solid diagnostic strategies regarding supplementation on a reasonable number of populations and to bring out a standard protocol to implement for the benefit of various human diseases identified as selenium deficient
Keywords: DM, IR, OS, PCOS.
Title: Selenium in Health and Diseases
Author: Swaminathan S, Revathy K, Rajeswari S
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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