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Copper
DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)
- 0.9 mg. Pregnancy: 1.0 mg. Lactation: 1.3 mg.
Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range
Major Sources (10.0 mg to 0.5 mg per serving)
- Veal liver, beef liver, oysters, cashews, Brazil nuts, filberts,
almonds, soynuts, walnuts, blackstrap molasses, pistachios, peanuts, beef
heart, pecans, clams, crab, unsweetened chocolate, sunflower seeds. Water
from copper plumbing.
Non-Therapeutic Importance
- Facilitates the function of many enzymes and iron; may be an integral
part of RNA and DNA molecules; role in development of connective tissue and blood vessels,
and formation of phospholipids and melanin.
Deficiency Symptoms
- Anemia
- Bone demineralization
- Failure of erythropoiesis
- Leukopenia
- Neutropenia
Increased Risk for Deficiency
- Excessive dietary zinc
- Kwashiorkor
- Nephrosis
- Newborns
- Protein-losing enteropathies
- Tropical sprue
Possible Therapeutic Applications
CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST: HIGH
DOSAGE NOTE: Do not take if you have Wilson's disease. Supplementation may
prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with, the following conditions:
- Atherosclerosis (heart disease)
- Candidiasis (yeast infection)
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Celiac Disease
- Diabetes
- Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- Immunodepression (immune function)
- Inflammation (including bursitis)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Wound Healing
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