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Selenium Protects Men Against Diabetes, Study Suggests

The role of Selenium in diabetes has been controversial. Now, research published in BioMed Central

A team of researchers from the University of Montpellier studied 1162 healthy French men and women for nine years, monitoring plasma Selenium concentrations and incidence of dysglycemia.

They reported, "Our results showed that for French elderly males, having plasma Selenium concentrations in the top tertile of the population distribution (1.19-1.97 "mol/L) was significantly associated with a lower risk of developing dysglycemia over the following nine years."

During the study period, 127 new cases of dysglycemia occurred, of which 70 were in men and 57 in women. "The reason we observed a protective effect of Selenium in men but not in women is not completely clear, but might be attributed to women being healthier at baseline, having better antioxidant status in general and possible differences in how men and women process Selenium."

Journal Reference:
Plasma selenium and risk of dysglycemia in an elderly French population: Results from the prospective Epidemiology of Vascular Ageing Study.
Nutrition & Metabolism, 2010;

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