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22-4-2008 | Brazil nuts: an effective way to improve your selenium status (Source: Thomson C.D., Chisholm A., McLachlan S. et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:379-84) | |
| The consumption of two Brazil nuts daily can raise blood selenium levels by 65 percent. Selenium is an essential trace mineral that plays a role in the prevention of various diseases such as cancer. The most common dietary sources of selenium are whole wheat products like bread. Other products containing selenium are dairy products, meat and fish. Brazil nuts are the richest known food source of selenium. Results of a scientific study showed that the bioavailability of selenium from Brazil nuts was higher than from selenomethionine, one of the most common supplements for selenium fortification. | |
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| The initiator of this site, The Nut Company, has set promotion of the nutritional qualities of nuts as their goal. Peanuts and nuts are very popular snacks as appetizers or at a party. But did you know that peanuts and nuts also have very healthy, nutritional qualities? For example, did you know that eating a handful of peanuts or nuts daily can have a positive effect on your well-being?! Or can you imagine that peanuts and nuts could turn a recipe into a culinary work of art? Learn all about it on this website and about lots of other interesting facts about nuts. We hope you will find the information provided as useful. If you have any commends, ideas or suggestions you want to share with us, please don’t hesitate to contact us. |  |
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