Copper and blood lipids
What 2 graded rows on copper agree on for blood lipids, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Copper page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Copper page, with its PubMed record.
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Copper and blood lipids
2 rows · 236 peopleThey agree: both rows found no difference.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 6
- People
- 236
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 176 people (2021) and found no difference.
The rows run from 60 to 176 people, published from 2013 to 2021: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.
The rows
2 no difference- CGrade CBlood lipids · No difference
Meta-analysis, 5 studies · n 176 · 2021 · Adults in 5 randomized trials
Varied across trials · Varied across trials
Copper did not change total, LDL or HDL cholesterol compared with control (LDL SMD 0.22, 95% CI −0.46 to 0.89; HDL SMD 0.18, 95% CI −0.14 to 0.49).
- DGrade DBlood lipids and liver enzymes at 8 mg/day · No difference
RCT · n 60 · 2013 · Healthy men aged 18 to 51 with adequate copper status
8 mg copper/day · 6 months
No effect on the lipid profile, serum copper, ceruloplasmin or liver transaminases compared with placebo.