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KMID : 0603520030080010036
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Journal of Korean Association of Cancer Prevention
2003 Volume.8 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.44
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Selenium in Human Nutrition and Health
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Lee Myung-Hee
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Abstract
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The essential trace element selenium is of fundamental importance to human and animal Health. As an active component of more than 3O selenoproteins, selenium is need for the proper functioning of the metabolism, immune system, sperm motility and for the protection of cells against oxidative damage. Whi1e Se-deficiency diseases have been recognized for some time, recent evidence shows that selenium may have generalized health promoting abilities, furthermore that supra-nutritional levels of selenium may give additional protection from some chronic disease. Selenium enters the food chain though plants, which take it up from the soil . Thus selenium content of soil is a determinant of selenium intakes of the population. Therefore low or diminishing selenium status in some part of the world including korea is giving cause for concern in the context of these health effect. For adequate supply of selenium through daily foods it is necessary to develope naturally selenium containing functional foods.
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KEYWORD
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Essential trace elements, Selenium, Functional food
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