Zinc and gastrointestinal disease

Table 1 Gastrointestinal morbidities associated with Zinc deficiency

Condition	Model used	Reversibility with Zn supplementation	Ref.
Esophageal cancer	Rodent	Yes	Fong et al[27], 2011
Diarrhea	Human	Yes	Hambidge[72], 1992
Inflammatory bowel diseases	Porcine	Yes	Sturniolo et al[82], 2002
Celiac disease	Human	Not determined	Wierdsma et al[143], 2013
Alcoholic liver disease	Mouse	Yes	Lambert et al[198], 2003
Malnutrition	Guinea pig	Yes	Rodriguez et al[65], 1996