{"id":1220,"date":"2018-07-04T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:56:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T10:56:01","slug":"copper-deficiency-symptoms-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/copper-deficiency-symptoms-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper Deficiency Symptoms to Look Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copper is a trace mineral required by the human body for maintaining nerve, bone and skeletal health. It is vital for the formation of red blood cells and hemoglobin, utilization of iron and oxygen in the body, helping with the formation of collagen and balancing hormones. So, without a doubt, copper deficiency may have a serious impact on the human health<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, is your body getting enough copper? Copper is the third most abundant mineral in the body, but it is required to be obtained from dietary sources as the human body is not capable of producing copper on its own. The best way to approach a copper deficiency and to prevent it is by consuming a copper-rich diet including liver, seeds, nuts and vegetables.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of copper deficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Most adults living in developed countries get enough copper from their diet, supplements and even water from copper pipes. Copper deficiency is more common to occur in people with people living in underdeveloped countries surviving on a copper-deficient diet.<\/p>\n

Copper deficiency is sometimes hereditary in nature. Menkes disease is a rare genetic disorder which affects the level of copper in the body. Some of the symptoms of copper deficiency are sparse and kinky hair, pale skin, and failure to gain weight and usually appears during infancy. Copper deficiency could also be the sign of serious digestive disorder which impairs nutrient absorption.<\/p>\n

Along with that, copper absorption could also be impaired by high amounts of iron and zinc in the body. This excess of iron or zinc could mostly be the result of over the counter supplements. Copper, iron and zinc work together to keep the body healthy, but having even one them in higher amounts could have a negative impact on the others.<\/p>\n

The most common copper deficiency symptoms include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Iron deficiency\/anemia
\n\u2022 Osteoporosis or brittle bones
\n\u2022 Arthritis
\n\u2022 Weakness and fatigue
\n\u2022 Poor blood circulation
\n\u2022 Pale skin
\n\u2022 Joint and muscle pain
\n\u2022 Stunted growth or unexplained weight loss
\n\u2022 Thinning hair
\n\u2022 Frequent illness
\n\u2022 Ruptured blood vessels
\n\u2022 Skin inflammation, bruising and sores
\n\u2022 Brain disturbances
\n\u2022 Irregular heartbeat
\n\u2022 High cholesterol levels
\n\u2022 Poor thyroid functions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Copper is a trace mineral required by the human body for maintaining nerve, bone and skeletal health. It is vital for the formation of red blood cells and hemoglobin, utilization of iron and oxygen in the body, helping with the formation of collagen and balancing hormones. So, without a doubt, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[388,451,386,141,450],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copper-in-human-health","tag-are-you-copper-deficient","tag-copper-deficiency-affects-20-of-population","tag-copper-deficiency-symptoms-sources-to-cure-it","tag-copper-deficiency-symptoms-and-benefits","tag-copper-negative-effects-of-deficiency"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/images.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9qHhy-jG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions\/1457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.copperutensilonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}