Copper: what it does, by goal, and the dose that worked
What the 109 human studies of copper we graded show for each goal, the dose that worked, and the products that hold it. This page is educational, not medical advice.
What it does, by goalMembersThe top 5 of 16 goals
5 of these 109 human studies gave copper by drip, injection or inhaler, not by mouth.
| Goal | What the studies show | Studies | Dose that worked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved in studies 13 studies, 7 showed an improvement, 3 found none, 3 pooled analyses | 13 | 1 mg | |
| Improved in studies 15 studies, 5 showed an improvement, 3 found none, 2 by drip, injection or inhaler | 15 | 40.4 mcg | |
| Improved in studies 11 studies, 5 showed an improvement, 1 by drip, injection or inhaler | 11 | – | |
| Improved in studies 6 studies, 2 showed an improvement, 2 found none, 1 pooled analysis | 6 | – | |
| Improved in studies 5 studies, 2 showed an improvement | 5 | – | |
| Improved in studies 6 studies, 1 showed an improvement | 6 | – | |
| Improved in studies 3 studies, 1 showed an improvement | 3 | 2 mg | |
| Improved in studies 2 studies, 1 showed an improvement | 2 | – | |
| Too few studies 4 studies, no clear result yet, 1 by drip, injection or inhaler | 4 | – | |
| Too few studies 4 studies, no clear result yet, 1 pooled analysis | 4 | – | |
| Too few studies 2 studies, 1 found none | 2 | – | |
| No effect in studies 9 studies, 2 showed an improvement, 2 found none, 3 pooled analyses, 1 by drip, injection or inhaler | 9 | – | |
| No effect in studies 13 studies, 1 showed an improvement, 4 found none, 2 pooled analyses | 13 | – | |
| No effect in studies 11 studies, 7 found none, 2 pooled analyses | 11 | – | |
| No effect in studies 7 studies, 3 found none, 4 pooled analyses, 1 by drip, injection or inhaler | 7 | – | |
| No effect in studies 5 studies, 3 found none, 1 pooled analysis | 5 | – |
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Products – highest ranked firstMembersThe top 3 of 22
Dose and safetyThe dose that worked and the upper limit
The studies taken by mouth that showed an improvement gave 40.4 mcg to 2 mg a day.
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Questions people askMembersAnswered from the figures on this page
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Educational, not medical advice. Figures come from the human studies on PubMed we have graded; a study counts for a form when it names the form it used. Updated as new studies arrive. How we grade →