Diseases Of Aging Articles:

Modest Selenium Deficiency Increases Risk for Diseases of Aging & Thyroid Problems

A recent article evaluating modest deficiencies in selenium led to this rather stunning statement by the journal editor, “This paper should settle any debate about the importance of taking a good, complete, multivitamin every day," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of the FASEB Journal. "As this report shows, 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."

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