Lactose intolerance and health disparities among African Americans and Hispanic Americans: An updated Consensus Statement

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 112-127

  Bailey, Rahn K ^a   Fileti, Cecelia Pozo ^b   Keith, Jeanette ^c   Tropez Sims, Susanne ^a   Price, Winston ^d   Allison Ottey, Sharon Denise ^e  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CP Fileti Associates and Latino Health Communications   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d National Medical Association   (United States)

^e National Medical Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Black; Chronic disease; Dairy; Hispanic Americans; Lactose intolerance; Milk; National medical association

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN D; YOGHURT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CHEESE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MILK; NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84886686599     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30113-9     Document Type: Article

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