Extra-skeletal Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation Protocol in an Adult Population with Cystic Fibrosis

Due to lack of vitamin D absorption in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), vitamin D supplementation becomes necessary. Our aim was to study the association between serum vitamin D levels and key clinical factors, such as nutritional status, pulmonary function and pulmonary exacerbations (PEx) frequency, in an adult CF population.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - August 24, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: C. Lehoux Dubois, E. Labr èche, V. Boudreau, J. Colomba, M. Mailhot, A. Lavoie, R. Rabasa-Lhoret, A. Coriati Tags: Original article Source Type: research