Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 142-147

  Alfthan, Georg ^a   Eurola, Merja ^b   Ekholm, Päivi ^c   Venäläinen, Eija Riitta ^d   Root, Tarja ^d   Korkalainen, Katja ^d   Hartikainen, Helinä ^c   Salminen, Pirjo ^e   Hietaniemi, Veli ^b   Aspila, Pentti ^b   Aro, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Maa ja metsatalousministerio Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Foods; Human selenium status; Selenium fertilizers; Soil

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; SELENIUM; SELENIC ACID;

AUTUMN; BEEF; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREAL; CROP; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINLAND; GRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FERTILIZERS; FINLAND; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SELENIC ACID; SELENIUM;

EID: 84929656203     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.04.009     Document Type: Review

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