[SAJ]

Except in microgram quantities, selenium metal and most selenium compounds are poisonous to the human body.

Sheesh.

[freespirited]

Except in microgram quantities, selenium metal and most selenium compounds are poisonous to the human body.

Obviously the reporter meant to say 200 micrograms, not 200 milligrams.

I think we can rest assured that the companies that market selenium supplements are not dumb enough to produce them in a form where a single pill taken daily would be toxic.