06.20.11
A scientific review published in the June online edition of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal found that modest selenium deficiency may increase risk of age-related diseases.
Researchers found that mutations in selenium-dependent proteins that are lost with modest selenium deficiency result in characteristics shared by age-related diseases including cancer, heart disease and loss of immune or brain function.
Taking a multivitamin that contains selenium is a good way to prevent deficiencies that, over time, can cause harm in ways that we are just beginning to understand, according to researchers.
“This research by McCann and Ames should change our current thinking as it examines moderate selenium and vitamin K deficiency to show how damage accumulates over time as a result of vitamin and mineral loss, leading to age-related diseases,” said Paul Willis, CEO, Cypress Systems, a biotechnology company and producer of high selenium yeast. For further information www.cypsystems.com
Researchers found that mutations in selenium-dependent proteins that are lost with modest selenium deficiency result in characteristics shared by age-related diseases including cancer, heart disease and loss of immune or brain function.
Taking a multivitamin that contains selenium is a good way to prevent deficiencies that, over time, can cause harm in ways that we are just beginning to understand, according to researchers.
“This research by McCann and Ames should change our current thinking as it examines moderate selenium and vitamin K deficiency to show how damage accumulates over time as a result of vitamin and mineral loss, leading to age-related diseases,” said Paul Willis, CEO, Cypress Systems, a biotechnology company and producer of high selenium yeast. For further information www.cypsystems.com
