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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal Obesity Meeting 2017
October 23-24, 2017
October 23-24, 2017 Dubai, UAE
14th Global Obesity Meeting
Eating frequency and lactation in relation to changes in body weight and body fat during the first 12
months postpartum: A prospective observational study
Aisha Abdalla Almulla
Tawam Hospital, UAE
Introduction: There are many factors that are related to postpartum weight retention such as pre-pregnancy weight,
breastfeeding, physical activity level (PAL) and total energy intake (EI). Studies investigating maternal eating frequency (EF)
postpartum and its relation to body weight (BW) and body fat (BF) are limited.
Objectives: To examine if there are relationships between maternal EF, lactation and changes in BW and BF from 2 weeks to 12
months postpartum. And to investigate if there is a difference in maternal EF in relation to lactation behavior, or changes over
time in BW, BF, body mass index (BMI), PAL, EF and EI depending on lactation duration.
Methods: 83 postpartum healthy women (25-40 years) fromGothenburg were included. Study visits were at 2 weeks, 4 months
and 12 months postpartum. At each time points, BW and BF were measured and data from four-day diet records were used
to determine EF at each time point. Women were also classified in accordance with their lactation behavior and duration at 4
months postpartum.
Results: There was a significant increase in BW from estimated pre-pregnancy BW to 4 months postpartum within all lactation
duration groups. A significant reduction in BW, BF and a significant increase in PAL was shown from 2 weeks to 12 months
postpartum only among those who breastfed longer than 4 months. EI was higher at 4 and 12 months postpartum, among
those who breastfed longer than 4 months. There were no significant relationships between EF at 4 and 12 months postpartum,
respectively and changes in BW and BF. There were significant positive relationships between EF and EI both at 4 and 12
months postpartum. EF at 4 months postpartum was significantly higher in the full breastfeeding group compared to the no
breastfeeding group.
Conclusion: Changes in BW and BF postpartum are related to factors such as lactation behavior and duration, PAL and total
EI, but the relation to maternal EF is still unclear.
Biography
Aisha Almulla has completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic field. She is a
Registered Dietitian working in Tawam Hospital in the Community Nutrition Department dealing with patients and conducting researches in the nutrition field. She
is a Member in the American Society for Nutrition and the Swedish Association of Clinical Dieticians and the United Arab Emirates Nutrition Group.
Aisha Abdalla Almulla, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:6 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-051