So I checked on the web for toxicity. Hmm, selenium deficiency is extremely rare in healthy people. It occurs mostly in people with severely compromised intestinal function. Exceeding 400 micrograms a day can lead to selenosis, which leads to a host of Really Bad stuff, including neurological disorders, cirrhosis, gastrointestinal upsets, hair loss, fatigue, etc. Yeah, just what I want to be slugging down in an "energy drink." The fatigue factor is especially ironic. And for reference, compare with vitamin A, where the *required daily allowance* is is 900 micrograms a day, over twice what is toxic in selenium. Yep, slug that stuff down...
Much as I hate to grant power to the government over "herbs and supplements," there are some things that really should be thought about... Or maybe we should accept a Darwinian principle, and figure the public should just educate themselves more, and let those that don't be winnowed from the gene pool...
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