A low-copper diet, which also means restricting copper intake, is often used in disorders of copper metabolism, such as hepatomegaly. The principle of treatment for disorders of copper metabolism is to promote copper excretion and minimize copper absorption, and patients with hepatomegaly should limit their copper intake in their diet. Hepatomegaly nuclear degeneration daily copper intake can not exceed 1.5 milligrams, otherwise it will cause liver damage can cause cirrhosis in severe cases. Daily diet adhere to a low ketone diet to reduce the intake of animal liver, nuts, chocolate, beans, blood products and other high copper food. Daily can eat some of the lower copper content of food, such as refined rice noodles, radish, lotus root, cabbage, lean pork, oranges, apples, peaches, milk and so on. You also need to be careful not to use copper utensils to cook food. Patients with copper metabolism disorder should follow strict dietary control and treatment as prescribed by the doctor.