Review Article

Supplementation of Micronutrient Selenium in Metabolic Diseases: Its Role as an Antioxidant

Table 2

Recommendations on daily dose of selenium

Counties/regionsRecommendations

Czech Republic10–25 μg/day
China7–4990 μg/day
Venezuela200–350 μg/day
Poland30–40 μg/day
Austria48 μg/day
Great Britain34 μg/day
USA40–70 μg/day for men; 45–55 μg/day for women

Adopted from a recent review by Kieliszek and Blazejak [134].