SLC11A2 and Zinc deficiency: Although it has been stated in a study that iron significantly inhibits zinc absorption only in children who are not deficient in zinc, iron supplementation in people who have a sufficient supply of zinc decreases zinc level (9%), but in people with zinc deficiency it even increases to 25% and the researcher justifies this effect with the effect of these micronutrients on the divalent metal transporter-1 (DMT1)   33 .