ABSTRACT
Cystic šbrosis (CF) affects approximately 30,000 patients in the United States (Table 35.1). The nutritional goal for CF patients is to achieve normal growth and development. Evidence has shown that lung function is associated with nutritional status in CF and that nutritional status is an independent predictor of survival. Ten percent of CF patients are below the 10th percentile for height and weight (CF Foundation 2008).
