Copper – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 Christine Henriksen and Erik Kristoffer Arnesen

Copper functions as a structural component in many proteins involved in energy and iron metabolism, pro- duction of neurotransmitters, formation of connective tissue and endogenous antioxidant defence. Several biochemical indices have been suggested and used to assess copper status, but none of these has been found suitable for the detection of marginal copper deficiency or marginal copper toxicity. Copper imbalances have been linked to the pathogenesis of several chronic inflammatory...