To the Editor: The report by See and colleagues on an accidental death from acute selenium poisoning1 draws attention to a misconception among some health-conscious consumers that, because selenium is obtainable without a prescription, it is safe to take in high doses.
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- 1. See KA, Lavercombe PS, Dillon J, Ginsberg R. Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning. Med J Aust 2006; 185: 388-389. <MJA full text>
- 2. Institute of Medicine. Dietary reference intakes for vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and carotenoids. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2000: 310-311. http://www.nap.edu/books/0309069351/html/310.html (accessed Aug 2006).
- 3. Reilly C. Selenium in food and health. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2006.
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