You are doing a dietary assessment with your new patient. The patient asks you why the hospital wants to know all this information about the way he eats
He specifically asks you, are you asking all these questions because I am Middle Eastern? What would be the most correct response you could give this patient?
A) "We always try to abide by our patients' dietary preferences."
B) "We know that culture and religious practices often determine dietary prohibitions, and we do not want to offend any of our patients."
C) "We wouldn't want to feed you anything you only eat on certain holidays."
D) "We know that in some cultures certain foods are only eaten at specific family gatherings."
Ans: B
Feedback: Culture and religious practices together often determine whether certain foods are prohibited and whether certain foods and spices are eaten on certain holidays or at specific family gatherings. Options A, C, and D are correct answers, but they are not the best answer for this patient.
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