Hygiena 2009, 54(2):52-56

Dietary Dose of Selenium in Seniors with Oncological and Diabetic Diseases

Alena Halamíčková, Hana Stavělová, Ladislav Malota, Vladimír Kopřiva

Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, Fakulta veterinární hygieny a ekologie

Selenium is an essential trace element the insufficiency of which is related to numerous serious disorders including oncological diseases and diabetes mellitus. Selenium intake was followed up in the food of said patients in the span of ten days during a summer period and another ten days during a winter period. In the analysed time all meals were prepared from 111 kinds of foodstuffs. The main sources of selenium in both diets were food groups of meat and meat products, cereals, and milk and dairy products which subsidized daily selenium intake by more than 80%. The basal minimum was reached in both diets on every analyzed day. The recommended daily intake was achieved in the diabetic diet. On the other hand, lower daily dose percentage was recorded in the food of oncological patients.

Keywords: selenium, foodstuffs, diabetes mellitus, oncological diseases

Received: October 2008; Accepted: January 26, 2009; Published: June 1, 2009  Show citation