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A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has celiac disease.
Which of the following food choices by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Whole wheat bread contains gluten, which can trigger an immune response and damage the small intestine in people with celiac disease.
Because oatmeal cookies also contain gluten, either from the oats themselves or from cross-contamination with other grains.
eliac disease is a condition that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is ingested. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. Corn tortillas are made from corn flour, which does not contain gluten and is safe for people with celiac disease.
Barley soup contains barley, which is another source of gluten that can harm people with celiac disease.
Corn tortillas.
Celiac disease is a condition that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is ingested.
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and oats.
Corn tortillas are made from corn flour, which does not contain gluten and is safe for people with celiac disease.
Choice A is wrong because whole wheat bread contains gluten, which can trigger an immune response and damage the small intestine in people with celiac disease.
Choice B is wrong because oatmeal cookies also contain gluten, either from the oats themselves or from cross-contamination with other grains.
Choice D is wrong because barley soup contains barley, which is another source of gluten that can harm people with celiac disease.