Dietary selenium intake

Dietary selenium intake has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Nov 5, 2026: “Higher blood selenium linked to less frailty and lower death risk”.

Exposure

1 paper studies it1 findingUpdated Nov 5, 2026

1 new paper in 30 daysSee all 1 papers on dietary selenium intake

At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab.

“DRTSE showed no independent association with frailty.”

Blood Selenium, Dietary Intake, and Their Discordance in Relation to Frailty and Mortality Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A NHANES Cohort StudyJournal of the American Nutrition Association2026doi:10.1080/27697061.2026.2757670

1 lab

Funder: Beijing Natural Science Foundation

Humans1

What did studies of dietary selenium intake find?

Studies of dietary selenium intake measured 1 outcome; the most studied are frailty (1 study).

Frailty

no changein humans1

1 study

Dietary selenium intake was not clearly linked with frailty in humans.
“DRTSE showed no independent association with frailty.”
Humansn = 6,351
Higher blood selenium linked to less frailty and lower death risk
Journal of the American Nutrition AssociationNov 5, 2026

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1 paper in 12 months

Journal of the American Nutrition AssociationNov 5

Higher blood selenium linked to less frailty and lower death risk

Among 6,351 adults aged 40 and older, the link between higher blood selenium and lower frailty leveled off above about 180–190 micrograms per liter.Among 6,351 adults aged 40 and older, the link between higher blood selenium and lower frailty leveled off above about 180–190 micrograms per liter.

Cohort · 6,351 peoplePopulations

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