Copper in the body Copper is as essential as any other vitamins and is present in most food Required by the body for different functions Most people have more cooper than they need, healthy people are able to excrete copper At birth people with Wilson's disease begin to accumulate copper and are unable to excrete itCopper in the body • Copper is as essential as any other vitamins and is present in most food • Required by the body for different functions • Most people have more cooper than they need, healthy people are able to excrete copper • At birth people with Wilson’s disease begin to accumulate copper and are unable to excrete it