Assertion: zinc's absorption | /r/HasProperty | decreased
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text: When dietary phytate is increased (as with some vegetarian diets), dietary absorption of zinc is decreased (IOM 2001).
text: Malabsorption syndromes: Absorption of zinc may be decreased and urinary excretion increased in patients with Crohn’s disease, short bowel syndrome and sprue (IOM 2001).