[Dietetic management of cystic fibrosis: intervention strategies]

Cystic fibrosis is a systemic disease whose prognosis has improved thanks multidisciplinary researches and above all better knowledges and care of nutritional problems. It is important, for a good therapy, considering each case singularly, with a differentiated and individualized dietetic approach, which focuses on its specific needs and features. A "step by step" process could be useful to manage patient suffering from cystic fibrosis; it is based on 5 different patterns of possible nutritional dietetic methods. The development of the nutritional techniques of treatment for this kind of desease both with the individualized and differentiated approach have led to improve prognosis and especially the patient's standard of life.