With the popularization of health education, many people know the importance of selenium, but do not know how to supplement selenium.
Today I will take you to learn how to supplement selenium to make your body healthier!
1、 First of all, we need to know how much selenium the human body needs
This is the relevant standard of selenium content in Chinese human body proposed by the nutrition society in 1988.
The health industry standard of the people's Republic of China ws/t578.3---2017, implemented on April 1, 2018, reference intake of dietary nutrients for Chinese residents Part 3: trace elements
The first category is essential trace elements for human body, including iron, iodine, zinc, selenium, copper, molybdenum, chromium and cobalt, and the reference intake of dietary trace elements for Chinese residents has been formulated.
There are clear standards for the daily average requirement, daily recommended intake and daily maximum intake of selenium.
2、 Master the 4 principles of selenium supplement
Professor Li Qinglong of selenium Research Institute of Wuhan Institute of technology announced the 4 principles of selenium supplementation:
1. Make up for what is missing;
2. Quantitative supplement;
3. Adhere to the correct method of taking;
4. Food supplement is the main supplement, supplemented by medicine.
Before selenium supplement, the reason for selenium deficiency should be found out. Only in this way can selenium supplement be more accurate.
3、 Different populations have different selenium requirements
1. Selenium requirements vary with age.
The average daily selenium requirement of 0-4-year-old infants is 20-25 micrograms;
The average daily selenium requirement of children aged 7-11 years is 45-50 micrograms;
The average daily selenium requirement of adolescents aged 14-18 is 50 micrograms;
The average daily selenium requirement of adults over 18 years old is 50 micrograms.
2. The recommended intake of selenium varies with occupation.
For those who often use mobile phones and computers, the recommended daily intake of selenium is 60-150 micrograms;
Traffic police and drivers, the recommended daily intake of selenium is 60-150 micrograms;
For long-term smoking, drinking and passive smokers, the recommended daily intake of selenium is 60-150 micrograms;
For toxic and harmful workers, the average recommended daily intake of selenium is 250 micrograms;
When athletes compete, the recommended daily intake of selenium is 250 micrograms.
3. The recommended daily selenium intake varies with different health conditions
[healthy people]
According to the normal diet, the recommended daily intake of selenium is 60ug, which can achieve the purpose of selenium supplement.
[sub healthy population]
According to your usual eating habits and selenium intake, you can appropriately increase the intake of selenium rich foods to reach the recommended daily selenium intake of 60-100 micrograms.
[people with disease]
According to the diseases and symptoms of your body, as well as the blood selenium and urine selenium examination data of the hospital, determine the selenium supplement amount in your body.
In addition to eating selenium rich foods, selenium products should be supplemented quantitatively to meet the body's selenium needs.
The following are the reference standards for selenium supplementation recommended by the Chinese Nutrition Society:
Those who have been ill for a long time -- 100-200 micrograms
Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases -- 250-300 micrograms
Patients with liver and kidney disease -- 250 to 350 micrograms
Diabetes patients -- 300-400 micrograms
Cancer patients -- 200 -- 400 micrograms
Patients receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy -- 400-900 micrograms
4、 Selection of selenium supplements
When your diet can not meet the needs of human selenium, you can choose selenium rich food to supplement;
If the intake of selenium rich food fails to meet the selenium requirements of the human body, selenium products should be selected for supplementation.
Different selenium products have different absorption rates in human body.
5、 Insist on taking
According to the taking method of selenium products, insist on taking it, so that the selenium content in the body can reach the normal level and maintain the health of the body!
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