Which Disease Is Associated with Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiencies?
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According to the National Institutes of Health, Keshan disease, a potentially fatal form of congestive cardiomyopathy, is associated with a severe selenium deficiency, often compounded by viral factors. This disease, alongside nutritional muscular dystrophy (often called white muscle disease in animals), highlights the critical and synergistic roles of both vitamin E and selenium in maintaining physiological health.
