Michael L. Power

TL;DR: The increasing rate of maternal obesity provides a major challenge to obstetric practice and Obstetrician-gynecologists are well positioned to prevent and treat this epidemic.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the pattern of central obesity, more commonly seen in men, is not adaptive, but rather reflects the genetic drift hypothesis of human susceptibility to obesity.

TL;DR: This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a systematic review of breastfeeding interventions, and provide obstetrician-gynecologists with recommendations on how they can help increase rates among Minority women.

TL;DR: Cephalic phase responses enable digestion, metabolism, and appetite to be regulated in a coordinated fashion and may play a more direct role in regulating meal size beyond the permissive one of ameliorating negative consequences of feeding.

TL;DR: It is found that dams maintained on a HF diet through gestation and lactation spent significantly more time nursing their pups during the first postnatal week, and Alterations in maternal care, milk composition, and pup consumption during the early postnatal period may contribute to long-term changes in body weight and adiposity induced by maternal prenatal stress or high-fat diet.