You may be a candidate if you are considered overweight or obese, or have a BMI of 25 or higher
The trial enrolled 17,604 overweight or obese adults aged 45 years or older with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), and no prior history of diabetes
However, its important to speak with your doctor before starting any new supplement or medication especially if youre pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking other prescriptions
While you don't need to be as rigidly adherent to a diet as you would if it was the only way you were trying to improve your health, working to eat better is going to be better for you over time
A dose of 100 g selenium/d (as selenium-yeast) given to someone in the UK will raise plasma selenium to about 140 g/l which is more than enough to optimise the synthesis of all the selenoproteins ( Reference Rayman, Thompson and Bekaert 103 )