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Data about selenium (Se) concentrations in the environment and its daily dietary intake in Croatia are scarce. The aim of this study was to estimate daily dietary Se intake in a group of female subjects from the Zagreb area using three different approaches: direct measurement of Se in collected daily duplicate portions, daily dietary records and the indirect method of Se analysis in serum. The results were 33.2±8.82, 30.9±7.40 and 37.8±5.45 μg day–1 (arithmetic mean ±SD) by duplicate portion, daily dietary records and the serum Se method, respectively. The results of dietary Se intake estimation showed that Se intake for the observed group of female subjects from Zagreb area is lower than in the majority of European countries, and lower than the value recommended by the World Health Organisation.
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Received: 17 May 1999
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Matek, M., Blanuša, M. & Grgić, J. Determination of the daily dietary selenium intake in Croatia. Eur Food Res Technol 210, 155–160 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00005504
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00005504