Selenium in self-selected diets of Maryland residents
Welsh, S.O.; Holden, J.M.; Wolf, W.R.; Levander, O.A.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 79(3): 277-285
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-8223 PMID: 7264113 Document Number: 169092
The mean selenium level in six self-selected, daily diets chosen by each of 22 normal adults was 81 plus or minus 41 micrograms per day. Diets that were higher in selenium also were significantly higher in copper, iron, magnesium, and manganese and slightly higher in zinc. However, in general, the levels of these minerals were low, probably because of low consumption of grains, legumes, and nuts. Diets higher in selenium contained more fish and less processed meat than other diets. (author)