Chairs

Cheryl Lovelady, PhD, RD and Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, RD

Presentations

Lactation insufficiency and maternal obesity: Introduction to the symposium. Cheryl Lovelady, PhD, RD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

Does impaired insulin action underlie the observed association between obesity and shortened breastfeeding duration? Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, RD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Diet-induced obesity compromises lactation by redistributing Zn pools and promoting premature involution. Shannon L. Kelleher, PhD, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

The human milk microbiome may be influenced by maternal obesity. María Carmen Collado, PhD, Inst. of Agrochemistry and Food Tech.; Spanish Nat’l Res Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain

Differences in bioactive components in milk between lean and overweight women and their relationship to infant body composition. Bridget V. Young, PhD, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO