Nutritional status and body fat distribution in children and adolescentes with Cystic Fibrosis.

Objective: assessing the nutritional status and body fat distribution in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

Method: Fifty-six (56) 8-18 year old patients were assessed for fat distribution by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, for nutritional status by height/age, and for body mass index to age and dietary intake by 24-hour dietary recall.

Results: Approximately 50% of the sample showed adequate nutritional status.