The Mineral that Could Protect Unborn Babies

Around 1 in10 pregnant women suffer from pre-eclampsia. This nasty condition causes high blood pressure, blood clotting and kidney damage. Every year, in the UK, six mothers die from it, and 1,000 babies,

But now it is thought that a simple mineral deficiency may cause it. A deficiency of selenium has been linked to pre-eclampsia.

The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford investigated selenium levels in over 100 pregnant women. The mineral was significantly lower in those who developed pre-eclampsia.  Women with the lowest selenium level had a four-fold risk. This was published in The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Britain has a low selenium consumption of 34 micrograms a day compared with a recommended 55 micrograms. This is because the soils are deficient and thus, so are the vegetables grown on them.

It is also cheap to take a supplement of this mineral. Foods rich in selenium include brazil nuts, shell fish, tuna, kidneys, whole-wheat, sunflower seed and lentils.

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