Selenium Supplements May Raise Diabetes Risk by 50%

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http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Diabetes/story?id=3360328 & page=1

...and here i thought selenium was one of a few that may be better to

supplement

Once again, seems best to consume your vitamins in their natural

package

" Researchers selected more than 1,200 participants from the study who

were initially diabetes-free. Half took a 200-microgram selenium

supplement daily for an average of nearly eight years, while half

received a placebo pill over the same duration.

What researchers found was that those taking the actual selenium

supplements actually increased their risk of developing type II

diabetes by about 50 percent. "