Nickel is a hard, silver-white metal found in soil, water, and foods such as nuts, dried beans, and chocolate. The body needs very small amounts of nickel.
Nickel is an essential nutrient in some chemical processes in the body. Its precise functions in the body are not well understood. Nickel is a common trace element in vitamin supplements.
People use nickel for preventing nickel levels in the blood from getting too low (nickel deficiency). It is also used for low levels of healthy red blood cells (anemia) due to iron deficiency, osteoporosis, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
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