No Effect of Circulating Leptin on Energy Metabolism in Normal Weight or Overweight/Obese Lactating Mothers: the Case-Control Breastmilk and the Link to Overweight/Obesity and Maternal diet (BLOOM) study

Pregnancy and lactation are associated with metabolic changes, including alterations in energy metabolism, which are closely linked to body mass and composition due to hormonal status. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the energy metabolism in exclusively or predominantly breastfeeding mothers with normal weight (NW) and overweight/obesity (OW/OB) and evaluate its associations with fasting serum leptin.