Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: effects on the development of undernourished Jamaican children1,2,3

Background: Undernourished children have poor levels of development that benefit from stimulation. Zinc deficiency is prevalent in undernourished children and may contribute to their poor development. Objective: We assessed the…

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Intake of Selenium in the Prevention of Prostate Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

 Background Recent studies have suggested that selenium intake may prevent the risk of developing prostate cancer. Results from some of these studies have given conflicting results. Because of these discrepant…

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Prostate cancer risk and DNA damage: translational significance of selenium supplementation in a canine model

Daily supplementation with the essential trace mineral selenium significantly reduced prostate cancer risk in men in the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial. However, the optimal intake of selenium for prostate…

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Plasma selenium measurements in subjects from areas with contrasting gastric cancer risks in Colombia.

BACKGROUND: An inverse association between selenium status and incidence of different neoplasias including gastric cancer has been reported. This pilot study aimed to determine and compare selenium status in two…

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