Experts recommend 50% more selenium than previously thought.

People are advised to increase their daily intake of selenium by 50 percent, according to updated dietary guidelines from the Nordic Council. The dietary selenium content in this part of Europe is already comparatively low.

The majority of Europeans get far too little of this vital nutrient

Nearly half of the Irish population fails to get enough of the essential nutrient selenium, even though Ireland is one of the European countries with most selenium in the soil.