Abstract
The pressures patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) face in managing their disease through diet (i.e., high calorie and fat intake), weight, and exercise may trigger body image and eating concerns. This chapter describes the most recent literature on body image and disordered eating among those with CF. Treatment strategies and interventions aimed at screening for and reducing body dissatisfaction and disordered eating also are discussed. Overall, health care providers and families need to be aware of the body image concerns and disordered eating behaviors sometimes endorsed among those with CF and regularly monitor patient psychosocial well-being in the efforts to improve CF prognosis and survival.