The Journal of nutrition
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The Journal of nutrition · Aug 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialHigher Plasma Selenium Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Odds of Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes.
Selenium, an essential trace element, has been investigated as a potential cancer prevention agent. However, several studies have indicated that selenium supplementation may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), although an equivocal relation of this nature requires confirmation. ⋯ These findings show that higher plasma concentrations of selenium were significantly associated with prevalent T2D among participants in a selenium supplementation trial. Future work is needed to elucidate whether there are individual characteristics, such as blood concentrations of other antioxidants, which may influence this relation.