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Most female collegiate athletes have an adequate copper status.
2003 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most female collegiate athletes have an adequate copper status.
"Copper status was assessed in 70 female collegiate athletes aged 18 to 25 years participating in cross country track, tennis, softball, swimming, soccer, basketball, and gymnastics during the 2000-2001 season. A group of 8 college-aged females, 20 to 23 years of age, who were not collegiate athletes, served as controls. Mean copper intakes including supplements did not differ significantly among the controls and athletic teams," scientists in the United States report.
"Mean copper intakes including supplements as micrograms/day and percent recommended dietary allowance (RDA) were as follows: controls 1071[+ or -]772 mcg (119[+ or -]86%), cross country track 1468[+ or -]851 mcg (163[+ or -]95%), tennis 1099[+ or -]856 mcg (122[+ or -]95%), softball 654[+ or -]420 mcg (73[+ or -]47%), swimming 1351[+ or -]1060 mcg (150[+ or -]118%), soccer 695[+ or -]368 mcg (77[+ or -]41%), and gymnastics 940[+ or -]863 mcg (104[+ or -]96%)," wrote S.S. Gropper and colleagues, Auburn University, Department of Nutrition and Food Science.
"Forty-one percent of athletes and 29% of controls failed to consume two thirds of the RDA for copper. Mean serum copper and ceruloplasmin concentrations were within the normal range and did not differ significantly among the ...
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