Dietary intake in cystic fibrosis and its role in glucose metabolism

Dietary intervention in cystic fibrosis (CF) has historically focused on high-energy diets to address malnutrition, with little attention on diet quality. With increased survival, CF complications such as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD) have increased in prevalence. In the absence of consensus on the management of IGT, the role of dietary intake, specifically carbohydrate quality, requires consideration.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - November 18, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Natasha Armaghanian, Fiona Atkinson, Nicole Taylor, Andrea Kench, Jennie Brand-Miller, Tania Markovic, Kate Steinbeck Tags: Original article Source Type: research