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Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency in Cystic Fibrosis Disease Progression: Role of Genotype and Sex.
Nutrients - 4 Nov 2022
Shrestha Nirajan, McCarron Alexandra, Rout-Pitt Nathan, Donnelley Martin, Parsons David W, Hryciw Deanne H
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Adequate intake of nutrients such as essential fatty acids (EFA) are critical in cystic fibrosis (CF). The clinical course of deterioration of lung function in people with CF has been shown to relate to nutrition. Independent of the higher energy consumption and malabsorption due to pancreatic insufficiency, EFA deficiency is closely associated with the risk of pulmonary infection, the most significant pathology...
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