The University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine found selenium levels in collected blood samples of 21 dead polo ponies at 10 to 15 times the normal sample of selenium. The horses died of coronary collapse, say the researchers who did the necropsies.
21 prized polo horses from Venezuela died suddenly in Florida this past weekend, and no one knew the cause until it revealed today they were given a vitamin supplement, erroneously mixed by an Ocala, Florida pharmacy that likely caused their deaths.
The jury remains out on whether vitamin E and selenium help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. But with a little evidence that they may increase the risk, researchers have told 35,000 participants to stop taking their supplements.
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