钴(Co)与动物相反,即使在钴缺乏地区,也难以看到人类由于钴缺乏而产生健康障碍的事例。但是,作为一个有趣的例子,据苏特勒屋斯(Shuttlewrth)1961年报道,在苏格兰某个钴缺乏区有个呈现食土癖(geophagia)症状的孩子,经口服钴后,很快康复。钴与人之营养的关系,从现有资料看,在维生素 B12中,其含量十分重要;因而,人类 Cobalt (Co) In contrast to animals, it is difficult to see human health disorders caused by cobalt deficiency, even in areas lacking cobalt. However, as an interesting example, Shuttlewrth reported in 1961 that a child with symptoms of geophagia in a cobalt-depleted area of ​​Scotland recovered quickly after oral administration of cobalt. The relationship between cobalt and human nutrition, from the available information to see, in vitamin B12, its content is very important; thus, humans