It highlights the growing gap between consumer demand (often driven by social media) and evidence-based medicine
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Selenium is a necessary component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme that works with glutathione to neutralize peroxides
Future Perspectives The scientific studies on seleno-GPxs have so far led to the understanding that the physiological role of seleno-GPxs is not only limited to detoxification of peroxides, but also involves regulating signaling pathways (such as chromatin remodulating, NF-B activation, insulin signaling, mitochondrial integrity, and ferroptosis, among others) [1, 8,9,10]
The researchers were on the right path, seeing the microbiome imbalance, but they didnt know how to interpret it or how to address it