Due to the worldwide adoption of processed food, nearly all foods now have reduced levels of copper in them, leading to higher levels of copper deficiency in the general population. This is further impacted in Western diets by the type of food we eat. Beef liver and shellfish are both naturally high in copper, however neither are commonly eaten in a Western diet. In the EU and UK, a staggering half of the adult population consumes less than the daily recommended amount of copper (1). This figure is even further reduced to at least a quarter of people in Canada and the USA.

COPPER DEFICIENCY

A copper deficiency has many big impacts on your health. The list of harmful effects of copper deficiency is long. Here is a list of some of the most important risks of copper deficiency:

• Increased risk of heart disease
• Increased cholesterol 
• Increased blood pressure
• Increased inflammation
• Fatty liver disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Hepatic Iron overload
• Alzheimer's disease 
• Osteoporosis