Twinlab Copper 2 mg- 100 caps
Copper 2 mg Chelated 100 Capsules TwinlabCopper is a mineral that contributes to healing, synthesis of hemoglobin, hair and skin color. Copper also helps collagen formation, cardiovascular disease, and in the treatment of arthritis.Instructions: As a dietary supplement, one capsule daily.Additional Info: Natural, Chelated. Twinlab Chelated Copper Caps are easier to swallow and assimilate. Well tolerated by most highly allergic individuals.Ingredients:Copper (from chelated copper gluconate)?2mg?100% [% U S RDA]CopperClinically Relevant ConditionsRanking Health Conditions Secondary Acrodermatitis enteropathica High cholesterolMenkes? disease (injectable copper histidine)OsteoporosisWound healingOther Cardiac arrhythmia Benign prostatic hyperplasiaHypoglycemiaMinor injuriesRheumatoid arthritis Physiology and Clinical Effects Copper is needed to absorb and utilize iron. It is also part of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD). Copper supplementation has been shown to increase SOD levels in humans.1 Copper is needed to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy the body runs on. Synthesis of some hormones requires copper, as does collagen (the ?glue? that holds muscle tissue together) and tyrosinase (the enzyme that puts pigment into the skin).Food Sources The best source of copper is oysters. Nuts, dried legumes, cereals, potatoes, vegetables, and meat also contain copper.Deficiency and Risk Symptoms Many people consume slightly less than the ?safe and adequate range? of copper?1.5?3.0 mg per day. Little is known about the clinical effects of these marginally adequate intakes, though frank copper deficiency is uncommon. Children with Menkes? disease are unable to absorb copper normally and become severely deficient unless medically treated early in life. Deficiency can also occur in people who supplement with zinc without also increasing copper intake. Zinc interferes with copper absorption.2 Health consequences of zinc-induced copper deficiency can be quite serious.3 In the absence of copper supplementation, vitamin C supplementation has also been reported to mildly impair copper metabolism.4 Copper deficiency can cause anemia, a drop in HDL cholesterol (the ?good? cholesterol), and several other health problems.Recommended Dosage Most people consume less than the recommended amount of this mineral. Nonetheless, supplementing with 1?3 mg per day is important only for people who take zinc supplements, including the zinc found in multiple vitamin/mineral supplements.Cupric oxide (CuO) is a form of copper frequently used in vitamin-mineral supplements sold over-the-counter. However, animal studies have shown conclusively this form of copper is poorly absorbed from the gut; it should therefore not be used in supplements.5 6 7 8 Several other forms of copper (including copper sulfate, cupric acetate, and alkaline copper carbonate) are better absorbed, and are therefore preferable to cupric oxide.9Contraindications The level at which copper

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