Abstract
The purpose of this report was to identify and evaluate dietary changes in women who
were participating in a study on the effects of weight loss in overweight lactating
women on the growth of their infants. Women were randomly assigned at 4 weeks postpartum
to either restrict energy intake by 500 kcal/day (diet and exercise group) or to maintain
usual dietary intake (control group) for 10 weeks. The diet and exercise group significantly
decreased fats, sweetened drinks, sweets and desserts, snack foods, and energy intake.
Micronutrient intake decreased in the diet and exercise group; however, mean intakes
were not significantly different from those of the control group except for calcium
and vitamin D. Both groups consumed less than 76% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance
for vitamins E and C at the end of the study. Mean intake of all other nutrients was
adequate in both groups. These results suggest that overweight lactating women can
restrict their energy intake by 500 kcal per day by decreasing consumption of foods
high in fat and simple sugars. However, they must be advised to increase their intakes
of foods high in calcium and vitamin D. Increased intake of fruits and vegetables
should also be recommended to all lactating women, as well as multivitamin and calcium
supplements to those who do not consume adequate amounts of these foods.
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Biography
C. A. Lovelady is an assistant professor, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Biography
K. G. Stephenson is a clinical nutritionist, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Nutrition and Food Services, Chapel Hill.
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K. M. Kuppler is a clinical research associate II, PharmaNet, Inc, Princeton, NJ.
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J. P. Williams is a clinical support specialist, Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA.
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Footnotes
This study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R15HD34222) and the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.
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