Nickel
INGREDIENTS: Nickel
OTHER NAMES: Chlorure de Nickel, Nickel Chloride, Nickel Sulfate, Nickelous Sulfate, Níquel, Numéro Atomique 28, Oligo-Élément, Sulfate de Nickel, Sulfate Nickeleux, Trace Element
- Overview
- Usage
- Safety
- Interactions
- Dosing
- Others
| Usage | Effectiveness |
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USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS
| Usage | Effectiveness |
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| Nickel Deficiency |
Effective (Increase nickel level) Recommended by National Academy of Sciences to be effective for preventing nickel deficiency |
General Safety
- Generally safe when used orally and appropriately; Generally unsafe when used in high doses for a long term.
Pregnant/ Breastfeeding
- Generally safe when used orally and appropriately.
Children
- Generally safe when used orally and appropriately; Generally unsafe when used orally in high doses.
Elderly
- With regards to usage of nickel as a supplement, there is little data to show it is safe or otherwise; avoid if possible; as food, avoidance of nickel is not needed.
Special to Note
- Unknown
Contraindications
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Details:
• May worsen condition in individuals with kidney disorders
• May cause allergy reactions in individuals with nickel allergy
Side Effects
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Generally safe; side effects may include:
• Heart:May cause heart system poisoning; one case of low white blood cells count, slight fever, shortness of breath, and tiredness
• Skin:May cause allergy reactions, skin irritation, eczema, skin ulcers, and rashes
• Digestive System:May cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhoea
• Genital/Urinary:May cause hormonal imbalance in pregnant women and harm baby development
Liver:May cause liver toxicity
• Immune System:May cause allergy reactions such as anaphylaxis - serious and dangerous allergy with symptoms such as breathing difficulty and low blood pressure
• Brain/CNS:May cause brain swelling
• Cancer:May cause lung, bronchial, nasal, stomach, and prostate cancer
• Respiratory System:May cause nickel toxicity, fluid in the lungs, inflammation, chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, narrow airway, asthma, bronchitis, decreased lung function,damaged lung tissues, growth in the nose lining, hole in nasal septum, and lung cancer
• Kidneys:May cause kidney damage
• Others:May cause nickel toxicity; depending on the form of nickel being exposed to, it may be as serious as cancer risk or just digestive tract symptoms
- Medicines
Medium severity interactions with medicines for alcohol addiction - Supplements
Medium severity interaction with herbs and supplements that contain vitamin C - Food
Interacts with food such as milk, orange juice, tea, coffee, grains, seeds (sunflower and pumpkin), and soy - Lab Tests
None known
- General (Adults)
1mg daily - General (Children)
0.2mg daily (1-3 years); 0.3mg daily (4-8 years); 0.6mg daily (9-13 years); 1mg daily (14-18 years)
- General Information
- Nickel is used by consumers for low red blood cells count due to iron deficiency, osteoporosis, increasing iron absorption, and improving bone health
- How does it work?
- Nickel is a trace element that is essential for bacteria, plants, and mammals; it is a component for many enzymes which facilitates life processes such as prevent effect of free radicals, transport oxygen and helps with action of stress hormone adrenaline
| Effectiveness Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gold Standard | You should always consider taking this supplement. Do check if your health professional has any objection to you taking this supplement. |
| 4 | Effective | This supplement may be helpful. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 3 | Mildly Effective | This supplement may be mildly helpful. You may consider taking this if the benefit outweighs the risk. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 2 | Unclear Effectiveness due to Conflicting Results or Limited Benefit | This supplement may not provide a clear benefit to the issue(s) you seek to resolve. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| Effectiveness Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gold Standard | You should always consider taking this supplement. Do check if your health professional has any objection to you taking this supplement. |
| 4 | Effective | This supplement may be helpful. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 3 | Mildly Effective | This supplement may be mildly helpful. You may consider taking this if the benefit outweighs the risk. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 2 | Unclear Effectiveness due to Conflicting Results or Limited Benefit | This supplement may not provide a clear benefit to the issue(s) you seek to resolve. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| 1 | Unknown Effectiveness | There is no evidence of benefit for taking this supplement. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| 0 | Proven to be Not Effective | Taking this supplement has been proven to be ineffective. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| Amount of Medical Evidence | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Proven by One or More Well Designed Analysis of Several Well Designed Medical Studies | You can rest assured that this supplement can do what it claims to do. |
| 4 | Proven by several well designed medical studies | You have good confidence that this supplement will do what it claims to do. |
| 3 | Proven by One Well Designed Medical Study | You have some confidence that this supplement will do what it claims to do. |
| 2 | Proven by One or Several Not Well Designed Medical Studies | There may be doubts about whether this supplement can do what it claims. Consider if this is necessary. |
| 1 | No Study Done or Proven by Weakly Designed Medical Studies | There are many doubts about whether this supplement can do what it claims. Consider if this is necessary. |
| 0 | Proven to be Ineffective or Harmful | You should strongly consider not to use this unless advised by your health professionals. |
| Safety Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
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| 5 | Safe for Everyone | This supplement is most likely to be safe for you. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 4 | Safe for General Population, with Unknown Effect on Special Population | This supplement is likely to be safe for you, except for certain circumstances. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
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| 2 | Safe for General Population but may be Unsafe for Certain Population or have Certain Rare Side Effect | This supplement may be safe for you if you do not have any medical conditions or concurrent medication. Do consult your health professional before taking it. |
| 1 | Unknown Safety | Unless you are very healthy and have no concurrent medical conditions and medication, you should not take it. Even if safety is not an issue, you should only consider taking it if the benefit is deemed to be more than the risk. Please consult your health professional should you decide to take the supplement. |
| 0 | Unsafe | You must not take this. Please consult your health professional should you decide otherwise. |
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