Selenium status in population of Irkutsk region

Golubkina, N.A.; Parfenova, E.O.; Reshetnik, L.A.

Voprosy Pitaniia 4: 24-26

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833
PMID: 9825469
Document Number: 488195
The human selenium status in 10 locations of Irkutsk region (n = 216) is estimated using serum and hair selenium as biological markers. Extremely low serum selenium was typical for the inhabitants of Angara area (63-84 mcg/l). Hair selenium varied from 504 mcg/kg to 718 mcg/kg, the lowest values being found in Shelehov and Angarsk, the highest--in Karam and Mama. Low selenium concentrations were found also in the main food products: cereals--49-89 mcg/kg, meat--234-489 mcg/kg of dry weight, bread--106-180 mcg/kg of dry weight.

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