A better known and established cause of copper deficiency is supplementing with high doses of zinc as zinc competes with copper for absorption.
Vitamin c copper.
Two small studies in healthy young adult men indicate that the oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin may be impaired by relatively high doses of supplemental vitamin c.
Young male hartley guinea pigs were fed a basal diet or a basal diet and supplemented daily with vitamin c p o.
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Copper and vitamin c interactions.
Andrew weil m d and brian becker m d on oct.
Ascorbic acid is thought to interact with copper in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and decrease the absorption of the mineral.
Although interaction of vitamin c copper and iron have been studied in several species little is known about these interactions in species which require the vitamin in the diet.
It is known experimentally hat copper deficient animals can have their lives shortened by adding 0 1 to 1 ascorbic acid to their.
Causes of deficiency in infants.
Boron vitamin c selenium manganese and molybdenum can affect levels of copper in the body.
A high intake of zinc 150 mg a day or above and vitamin c over 1 500 mg a day may induce copper deficiency by competing with copper for absorption in the intestine.