ResearchCon 2023 | One Size Doesn't Fit All: CF nutrition in a new era

During this session, Kelly Stewart, MS, RDN, CD; Senthilkumar Sankararaman, MD, FAAP, ABOM; Emma Lyons, PhD; and Shelby Luebbert and Janeil Whitworth, two adults living with cystic fibrosis discuss existing and emerging issues in CF nutrition including body measurement, overnutrition and undernutrition, and disordered eating. The panel also shares their perspectives on healthy approaches to nutrition such as intuitive eating, body image, promoting healthy eating behaviors in childhood, and developing a personal body story to guide one through life’s transitions and body changes.

Originally recorded April 26, 2023.

0:00:00 | One Size Doesn’t Fit All: CF nutrition in a new era
03:29 | Senthil Sankararaman MD, FAAP, ABOM discusses models of undernutrition
08:55 | Past nutrition research
12:18 | What is the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)?
15:36 | Management of undernutrition
18:07 | Multidisciplinary team to support nutrition
21:22 | Emma Lyons, PhD presents on parenting challenges in regard to nutrition
23:34 | Body image and post-Trikafta weight gain
29:55 | Kelly Stewart, MS, RDN, CD discusses is dieting the answer?
32:23 | The importance of creating habits rather than dieting
34:47 | Challenges with societal expectations; focusing on values
38:52 | Describing intuitive eating
40:20 | Janeil shares her CF story
46:18 | Shelby shares her CF story
50:30 | What to do if my care team is overly focused on numbers?