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  • selenium atom — decreases incidence of coronary heart disease

    Evidence strength: very limited.Finding
    “In observational studies, a 50% increase in selenium concentrations was associated with a 24% (7%, 38%) reduction in coronary heart disease risk.”
    Quoted verbatim from Selenium and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    25 observational studies (14 cohort, 11 case-control) measuring blood or toenail selenium concentrations; a 50% higher concentration compared with lower

    Selenium and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.2006PMID:1702370210.1093/ajcn/84.4.762Permalink

To cite this finding: https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M5MWTCKY7W2PSNRMJQYC8V99

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