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VITAMINS MINERALS COENZYMES AND DEFICIENCY DISEASES
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Question
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Which group is most often affected with copper deficiency?
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Alcoholics
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Elderly woman
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Active toddlers with limited
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Preterm infants food variety
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Common risk factors for copper deficiency are foregut surgery, dietary deficiency, enteropathies with malabsorption, and prolonged intravenous nutrition (total parenteral nutrition).
Detailed explanation-2: -The most common cause of copper deficiency is a remote gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, due to malabsorption of copper, or zinc toxicity. On the other hand, Menkes disease is a genetic disorder of copper deficiency involving a wide variety of symptoms that is often fatal.
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