Selenium To Prevent Prostate Cancer? More Answers Needed

A mineral diet supplement that lowers the risk of prostate cancer by 50 percent? While there’s no definitive proof, scientists are intrigued about the connection between prostate cancer risk and selenium, according to the December issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.Selenium is a trace mineral that’s essential to good health. While it’s not an antioxidant, selenium is an element in the synthesis of proteins to make antioxidant enzymes. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Men's health on December 6th, 2007