During an assessment, a patient tells the nurse that she is lactose intolerant. The nurse realizes that this food intolerance is common within which cultural groups?
1. Mexican Americans
2. Scandinavian Americans
3. Indian Americans
4. Mediterranean Americans
Correct Answer: 1
Most Mexican Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, and Asians are lactose intolerant. Lactose intolerance is not common in Scandinavian Americans, Indian Americans, or Mediterranean Americans.
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