Selenium-Rich Products: Their Development and Regulation of Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to announce a Special Issue of Nutrients on “Selenium-rich Products and Health”. Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for both human health and animal nutrition. However, Se deficiency remains a nutritional challenge in some areas of the world and can cause serious health problems, including cardiovascular disease, Keshan disease, and cognitive decline. People acquire almost all of their Se intake through food, where, after its uptake, it performs various physiological functions in the body in the form of selenoproteins, which are well known for their redox activity and anti-inflammatory properties. Notably, Se’s assimilation efficiency from the diet depends on its form. Consequently, how to supplement Se more efficiently through the diet remains a critical subject to explore. Se can also promote wound healing in vitro (although not in vivo), which benefits from its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and angiogenic functional activities. Thus, more and more Se-rich products ought to be explored and innovated, alongside both their assimilation efficiency and health benefits.

This Special Issue of Nutrients will contain animal and human research on the production of several innovative Se-rich products, as well as their significance in health and illness, alongside considerations or discussions of genetic and metabolic aspects. We aim to provide new insights into the role of Se in maintaining and promoting health. We also encourage studies investigating Se as an intervention to improve health and the role of novel selenoproteins in health.

Dr. Jiaqiang Huang
Guest Editor

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• selenium-rich products
• selenoproteins
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