Copper toxicity toxicity. Some of the effects of aging may be associated with excess copper. One manifestation of copper toxicity, cirrhosis of the liver in children (Indian childhood cirrhosis), has been linked to boiling milk in copper cookware. The Merck Manual states recent studies suggest that a genetic defect is associated with this particular cirrhosis. An inherited condition called Wilson's disease causes the body to retain copper, since it is not excreted by the liver into the bile. This disease, if untreated, can lead to brain and liver damage, and bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate is under investigation as a therapy against Wilson's disease. Elevated
The British Liver Trust one of the British Liver Trust’s campaigns. Love Your Liver is a national liver health awareness campaign launched in 2012 designed to inform people on factors that can cause liver damage and how they can be avoided. The campaigns website contains information on these factors as well as an online health scanner designed to assess liver health risks and provide some relevant advice. As part of the Love Your Liver campaign an app called Spruce has been developed which aims to help people regulate their alcohol intake by encouraging them to have three days off alcohol each week. Spruce is