cystic fibrosis, nutritional considerations…

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, cystic fibrosis, cf, serious, life-threatening disease in children, affects many body systems by producing abnormally thick secretions, obstruct the pancreas, intestines, bile ducts, air passages, in the lungs, , pancreas blockage, enzymes, molecules that speed up chemical reactions, absorption, in the small intestine, malabsorption, steatorrhea, fatty diarrhea, frequent, foul smelling stools, due to undigested fat, protein, starch, major treatment breakthrough, malabsorption, cf was the development of enteric coated pancreatic enzymes, enzymes, meals, snacks, improve the digestion, absorption of fat, starch, protein, dietary needs, the severity, many children, cf have delayed growth, goal, provide adequate nutrients, normal growth, development, from infancy, adulthood nutritious, high-calorie, high-protein foods, essential, energy needs, 50, 100% greater, protein needs 50% greater than the recommended daily allowance, historically, low-fat diets were discouraged to lessen fat malabsorption, the advent of pancreatic enzymes, fat, 30, 50% of calories, depending on the person's ability to tolerate it, body absorbs fat-soluble vitamins, vitamins a, d, e, k, poorly, commonly, a multivitamin, liberal salt use is also recommended, a multi-disciplinary team of a doctor, nurse, respiratory therapist, dietitian, social worker, work, the patient, family, an improved quality of life, life expectancy continues to improve, new treatments, developed, most serious complication of cf is infection, in the lungs, inability, the lungs to clear out infection, mucus, lead, inability to breathe, nutrition plays an important role in strengthening the patient's immune system to fight disease, following, adding protein, calories, diet, tips, make sure, taking a multivitamin containing vitamins a, d, e, k, eat whenever, hungry, mean eating several small meals throughout the day, keep a variety of nutritious snack foods around, try to snack on something every hour, try cheese, crackers, muffins, trail mix, make an effort to eat regularly, only a few bites, a nutritional supplement, milkshake, flexible, aren't hungry at dinner time, make breakfast, mid-morning snacks, lunch main meals, add grated cheese to soups, sauces, casseroles, vegetables, mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, meat loaf, use whole milk, half, half, cream, enriched milk in cooking, beverages, spread peanut butter on bread products, a dip, raw vegetables, fruit, add peanut butter to sauces, use on waffles, skim milk powder adds protein, try adding two tablespoons of dry skim milk powder in addition, regular milk in recipes, add marshmallows to fruit, hot chocolate, add raisins, dates, chopped nuts, brown sugar to hot, cold cereals, snacks, a teaspoon of butter, margarine adds 45 calories to foods, mix it into hot foods soups, vegetables, mashed potatoes, cooked cereal, rice, serve it it's hot, hot breads, pancakes, waffles absorb more butter than cool ones, sour cream, yogurt, used on vegetables potatoes, beans, carrots, squash, try them in gravies, a salad dressing, fruit, breaded meat, chicken, fish have more calories than broiled, plain roasted, add extra mozzarella, jack cheese on top of frozen prepared pizza, coarsely chopped hard cooked egg, cheese cubes, tasty, tossed salad, serve cottage cheese, canned, fresh fruit, add grated cheeses, tuna, shrimp, crabmeat, ground beef, diced ham, sliced boiled eggs to sauces, rice, casseroles, noodles, butter toast, hot biscuits.