Selenium Protective Against Dysglycemia in French Men

Older men with higher plasma selenium levels at baseline are less likely to have impaired fasting glucose levels or type 2 diabetes during the subsequent 9 years. The findings, reported in journal Nutrition & Metabolism, suggest "a sex-specific protective effect of higher selenium status at baseline on later occurrence of dysglycemia," and said the findings "showed a borderline significant effect of lower risk of dysglycemia in men with higher levels of selenium.

Bonnie - selenium is a trace mineral that is especially helpful for men when prescribed properly. Selenium supplementation should NEVER be self-prescribed because it can cause severe side effects if taken excessively.