Zinc Fortified Diet Enhances Food Consumption and Levels of Serum Hepatic Markers in Male Wistar Albino Rats Fed with Crude Oil Adulterated Diet

Abstract

Crude oil mediates different form of systemic toxicity among living organisms. Hence, the objective of this paper was to investigate the effect of zinc fortification on food consumption and levels of serum hepatic markers in male Wistar Albino rats feed with crude oil adulterated diet using standard methods. The results showed that fortification did not significantly enhanced feed intake but positively enhanced weight gain and liver function markers. The outcome of this study elucidated the potency of the biological activities of zinc in ameliorating crude oil toxicity.