ReviewJournal of the National Medical Association1999
Racial bias in federal nutrition policy, Part I: The public health implications of variations in lactase persistence.
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- Endocrine Health and Health Care Disparities in the Pediatric and Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2023Article
- Tracing the Distribution of European Lactase Persistence Genotypes Along the Americas.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Article
- Dietary Quality Varies Among Adults on the Flathead Nation of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Role of Diet and Nutritional Supplements in Parkinson's Disease Progression.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2017Article
- Osteoporosis health beliefs and practices among Korean immigrants in Nova Scotia.Journal of immigrant health · 2004Article
- Hospitalized fall injuries and race in California.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2001Article
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Abstract
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the basis for all federal nutrition programs and incorporate the Food Guide Pyramid, a tool to educate consumers on putting the Guidelines into practice. The Pyramid recommends two to three daily servings of dairy products. However, research has shown that lactase nonpersistence, the loss of enzymes that digest the milk sugar lactose, occurs in a majority of African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and Native-American individuals. Whites are less likely to develop lactase nonpersistence and less likely to have symptoms when it does occur. Calcium is available in other foods that do not contain lactose. Osteoporosis is less common among African Americans and Mexican Americans than among whites, and there is little evidence that dairy products have an effect on osteoporosis among racial minorities. Evidence suggests that a modification of federal nutrition policies, making dairy-product use optional in light of other calcium sources, may be a helpful public health measure.
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