Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 > ... but someone was wondering > how to increase iodine and selenium in their > diet. I looked on Dr. Weil's site .... Yes, that was me, B.J.. Thanks, I had forgotten about Dr. Weil! We see him quite a lot on CNN International. Sometimes he makes sense and sometimes he comes across as a little confused. Like about selenium! About selenium he says: " Selenium is an important antioxidant, protector of the immune system, and cancer fighter. To avoid possible toxicity, never take more than 300 micrograms of selenium a day. " Elsewhere, he says: " … in the meantime, I will continue to take my 200 micrograms of selenium a day … and suggest that you do too. Excess selenium has been associated with toxicity, so don't go overboard. If you're not fond of popping pills, you can get 120 micrograms of selenium in just one Brazil nut. But buy the shelled kind - they're grown in a central region of Brazil with soil rich in selenium. Other good sources are tuna, seafood, wheat germ, and bran. " OK, Dr. Weil, but then why not tell us how much there is of the stuff in " tuna, seafood, wheat germ, and bran " ? Eat two little ol' Brazil nuts and then a tuna-on-wheat sandwich and where am I? We can buy 500 gram packets of shelled Brazil nuts at the cinema over here and it would be easy for a couple to eat off the whole packet while watching a single movie. And what does he mean by " associated with toxicity " ? So is it toxic or not? The only warning I have found over here is not to take on extra selenium if you have an iodine deficiency because selenium plays a big part together with iodine in the conversion of T4 into T3 and, without enough iodine, can throw your thyroid into a spin .. but that isn't what I understand by " toxicity " ! > He lives here in Tucson, Arizona and teaches > and practices out of my university, the > University of Arizona. I often wonder why, with such an enormous beard, he can't get any hair to grow on his head at all? Or is that all just a part of his act? > I'm new to this list and I did not see > the original post, ... Welcome to the list, B.J. By the way, you can find all the back messages in the archives - just go to the e-Groups site at www., click on diabetes_int then click " Messages " . You can pick the month you are interested in and you can have the messages sorted by date or by thread and you can search all messages for a keyword. And thanks for reminding me about Dr. Weil! Thornton Pforzheim, Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Thanks so much for that info on Dr. Weil, B. J. Ordinarily I veer away from him because he seems so clueless about diabetes. In fact, if you visit his site and look through all the various diets, he has suggestions for everything from body odor to sinus problems, but apparently doesn't realize that one-tenth of us, or more, are diabetic. I think I know the reason for this oversight ... He buys into the low-fat approach that's all the rage now, and crabby old diabetics such as myself keep telling him off, because the other alternative is to load up on carbohydrates, which are like a poison to us in abundance. But I plan to save your post and bookmark Dr. Weil's website, because I see there's lots of useful info there. And maybe one of these days he'll come to appreciate what diabetics need. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Dear , I'll try to help here ... You wrote: << OK, Dr. Weil, but then why not tell us how much there is of the stuff in " tuna, seafood, wheat germ, and bran " ? >> A submarine sandwich containing tuna salad has 60 mg of selenium. 100 grams of tuna salad has 41 mg of selenium. 100 grams of canned tuna has 80 grams of selenium. 100 grams of wheat germ bread has 27 mg of selenium. 100 grams of crude wheat germ has 79 mg of selenium. 100 grams of oat bran bread has 30 mg of selenium. (Wheat bran bread is 31 mg.) 100 grams of raw oat bran has 45 mg of selenium, but cooked it has only 7.7 mg. In general, bran does not seem like a good source for selenium. I have no info for iodine. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Wow! 100 grams of dried Brazil nuts has 2,960 mg of selenium! One cup, shelled, has 4,144 mg! Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 > A submarine sandwich containing tuna salad has 60 mg of selenium. > 100 grams of tuna salad has 41 mg of selenium. > 100 grams of canned tuna has 80 grams of selenium. > 100 grams of wheat germ bread has 27 mg of selenium. > 100 grams of crude wheat germ has 79 mg of selenium. > 100 grams of oat bran bread has 30 mg of selenium. (Wheat bran bread is 31 mg.) > 100 grams of raw oat bran has 45 mg of selenium, but cooked it has only 7.7 mg. Wow, Susie! That was f a s t! Thanks a lot. I assume that those mg's are micrograms? Anyway, I see that it would be very easy to go over Dr. Weil's 300 microgram toxic limit so my doubts about him have been confirmed. Thanks for the data ... .... and a Happy New year to you and all the list - it is only 15 minutes to midnight Central European Time and I am going to be busy soon! All the best for 2001 everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 In a message dated 01-01-01 09:24:25 EST, you write: << don't know if other countries do it differently, . In the U.S. mg is milligrams. Micrograms are written as mcg. >> Actually, (as a medical transcriptionist) it's written as mCg. :-) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Thornton wrote: << Wow, Susie! That was f a s t! Thanks a lot. I assume that those mg's are micrograms? >> I don't know if other countries do it differently, . In the U.S. mg is milligrams. Micrograms are written as mcg. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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