Each time two CF carriers have a child, the chances are 25 percent ( 1 in 4) the child will have CF. 50 percent (1 in 2) of the child will be a carrier but will not have CF. It is a life-threatening disorder. The mortality rate varies with age and is likely to be about 1–2% per year overall. Some of the symptoms that CF people have are very salty-tasting skin, persistent coughing, at times with phlegm, frequent lung infections including pneumonia or bronchitis, wheezing or shortness of breath, poor growth or weight gain in spite of a good appetite, frequent greasy, and bulky stools or difficulty with bowel movements, and male infertility. People with CF should have a balanced diet of fruits and veggies, whole grains, dairy products, and protein because they still aren't able to use 100 percent of the energy they consume because enzymes cannot break down everything they eat or correct their problems with absorbing nutrients.

𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕀𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝔽𝕚𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: 𝕎𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕤 & ℝ𝕖𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖𝕕-𝕗𝕒𝕥 𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕥 𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣

• Whole wheat tortillas provide more fiber and nutrition value. Whole wheat grains have an outer skin called bran. It contains multiple layers of vitamins, fiber, minerals, bioactive compounds, and phenolic acids. Iron is part of a component called hemoglobin - (a protein molecule), located in red blood cells that carry oxygen to the lungs, then the rest of your body. If you do not have enough in your blood that can cause iron deficiency which would lead to anemia.

• Peanut butter is a good source of protein & increases the amount of calorie intake. It mostly consists of saturated, monounsaturated(mono- “single”), & polyunsaturated fats(poly- “many”) fatty acids. In a CF patient’s body, there is thick sticky mucus that makes it hard to absorb fats and nutrients. So a more high calorie & fat diet is the way to go. Mostly because the pancreas was blocked from pumping enzymes into the intestines which help to break down food.