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Does a vegetarian diet control Wilson's disease?

G J Brewer1, V Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, R Dick

  • 1Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0618.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition
|October 1, 1993
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Vegetarian diets may help manage Wilson's disease by reducing copper absorption. However, this dietary pattern might also increase the risk of copper deficiency in some individuals, highlighting marginal copper intake concerns.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Human Physiology
  • Dietary Metabolism

Background:

  • Copper (Cu) bioavailability is lower in vegetarian diets compared to mixed diets.
  • Average copper intake in the American diet is often marginal.
  • Wilson's disease patients on a typical American diet have only slightly elevated copper intake.

Observation:

  • Two Wilson's disease patients on lactovegetarian diets, with poor adherence to anti-copper therapy, showed positive outcomes.
  • These observations suggest vegetarian diets could be a viable management strategy for Wilson's disease.

Findings:

  • Vegetarian diets may reduce copper bioavailability sufficiently to serve as maintenance therapy for Wilson's disease.
  • Marginal copper intake is prevalent in American diets.

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  • Vegetarians may be at risk for mild copper deficiency.

    • Implications:

    • Vegetarian diets show potential as a management tool for Wilson's disease.
    • The findings underscore the need to assess copper status in vegetarians and the general population due to marginal dietary intake.
    • Further research into copper metabolism and dietary interventions is warranted.