Dear Michelle

Yes, cholesterol level is elevated in breastfeeding women. I have 3 studies
about it :
Effect of pregnancy, postpartum lactation and oral contraceptive use on
lipoprotein cholesterol/triglyceride ratio. Metabolism 1985; 34(10): 893-899
Effect of postpartum lactation on lipoprotein lipids and apoproteins. J Clin
Endocrinol Metabol 1985; 60: 542-47.
Cholesterol levels and the breast-feeding mom. JAMA 1989; 261(7): 1064.

There was no significant effect of lactation on VLDL or LDL composition, but
there was a significant increase in the percent cholesterol content in HDL
in breastfeeding mothers. The authors hypothesize that the increase in HDL
constituents in lactation is generated in part by the increased catabolism
of triglyceride-rich-lipoproteins by the lactating breast.

Kindly
Françoise Railhet
Manager of the LLL France Medical Associates Program
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