I have received no response to my post from 6/9 concerning cholesterol &

triglyceride levels in breastfeeding women, so I'm trying one more time.

Does anyone know if these levels would be higher when a woman

breastfeeds than when she is not lactating?


Hello

See below some datas.
Kindly
Françoise Railhet
Manager of the LLL France Medical Associates Program

Metabolism.  1992 Dec;41(12):1327-30.

Serum cholesterol and lipoprotein concentrations in mothers during and after
prolonged exclusive lactation.
Kallio MJ, Siimes MA, Perheentupa J, Salmenpera L, Miettinen TA.


Jensen RG, Ferris AM, Lammi-Keefe CJ.
 Cholesterol levels and the breast-feeding mom.
JAMA. 1989 Oct 20;262(15):2092-3.

Cholesterol levels are likely to be elevated in lactating women, since
cholesterol as well as triglyceride and lipoprotein values normally increase
during pregnancy... The effects of lactation on lipids are actually
beneficial...



J Clin Endocrinol Metab.  1985 Mar;60(3):542-7.
Effect of postpartum lactation on lipoprotein lipids and apoproteins.
Knopp RH, Walden CE, Wahl PW, Bergelin R, Chapman M, Irvine S, Albers JJ.



Metabolism.  1985 Oct;34(10):893-9.
Effects of pregnancy, postpartum lactation, and oral contraceptive use on
the
lipoprotein cholesterol/triglyceride ratio.
Knopp RH, Bergelin RO, Wahl PW, Walden CE.

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