Most women in the United States do not meet the recommendations for healthful nutrition
and weight before and during pregnancy. Women and providers often ask what a healthy …

Obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity during
pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child …

Mature adipocytes store fatty acids and are a common component of tissue stroma.
Adipocyte function in regulating bone marrow, skin, muscle, and mammary gland biology is …

The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased in most countries the
last decades. Considering this in a simplistic way, we can say that obesity is the result of an …

Available evidence on human milk composition in relation to infant growth is sparse. This
review summarizes recent publications investigating human milk composition; including …

Among exclusively breastfed infants, human milk (HM) provides complete nutrition in the first
mo of life and remains an important energy source as long as breastfeeding continues …

Maternal obesity has been associated with changes in the macronutrient concentration of
human milk (HM), which have the potential to promote weight gain and increase the long …

Childhood obesity and its comorbidities continue to accelerate across the globe. Two-thirds
of pregnant women are obese/overweight, as are 20% of preschoolers. Gestational diabetes …

Adipocytes undergo pronounced changes in size and behavior to support diverse tissue
functions, but the mechanisms that control these changes are not well understood …

Prevalence rates of pediatric obesity continue to rise worldwide. Adipose tissue (AT)
development and expansion initiate in the fetus and extend throughout the lifespan. This …