A Dietary Intervention to Modify Breast Milk Content in Obese Lactating Women
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 1/12/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 2019 |
| End Date: | September 2020 |
| Contact: | Clark Sims, PhD |
| Email: | csims@uams.edu |
| Phone: | 5015903101 |
This study is a nutrition research study designed to look at how healthy meals can influence
the content of breast milk. Moms will be provided with meals that follow a Mediterranean diet
pattern for 4 weeks. The goal of the study is to see if breast milk content changes over the
4 week period.
the content of breast milk. Moms will be provided with meals that follow a Mediterranean diet
pattern for 4 weeks. The goal of the study is to see if breast milk content changes over the
4 week period.
Inclusion Criteria:
- ≤4.5 months postpartum
- BMI 30 - 50 kg/m2
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Singleton pregnancy
- Exclusive breastfeeding and plans to exclusively breastfeed for at least 6 months
postpartum
- Mother has a breast pump
- Child can be fed expressed breast milk from a bottle
- Mother is willing to collect breast milk for a 24 hour period, during which she can
only feed her child expressed breast milk.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pre-existing conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, heart disease)
- Use of recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol
- Use of medications or supplements for which breastfeeding is contraindicated
- Child has internal metal which may be an NMR safety concern
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