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Podcast: Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Episode: Obesity in CF: A New Challenge in a Healthier Future
Description: Cystic Fibrosis and obesity? Â Until recently this has not been a topic of conversation for the CF community. The reason for obesity in the CF community is better health and longer lives, so the concern is now a reality. Â University of Michigan CF doctor, Carey Lumeng is researching the issue. Â As he says in this podcast, researchers have a lot to learn about the connection between better health in CF and obesity. Â We also talk about The Bonnell Foundation fellowship program. A few years ago we started the program to encourage doctors to work in the specialty fiel...