Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Hypo-Caloric Diet? Is Hypo-Caloric Diet safe for nursing mother and child? Does Hypo-Caloric Diet extracts into breast milk? Does Hypo-Caloric Diet has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Hypo-Caloric Diet influence milk supply or can Hypo-Caloric Diet decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Hypo-Caloric Diet lactation summary

Hypo-Caloric Diet is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Hypo-Caloric Diet is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Hypo-Caloric Diet is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Hypo-Caloric Diet does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Hypo-Caloric Diet safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Hypo-Caloric Diet usage in lactation

Despite of a deficient diet with inadequate nutrient intake, women are capable of producing milk in appropriate quantity and quality that may be enough to maintain growth and health of their children. However, it would suppose a risk for depletion of their nutritional reserves and damaging their health.Moreover, well-nourished mothers compared to malnourished, they have a greater daily volume of milk and a slight increase in protein, fat and calories per 100 ml of milk, so the chance of raising a healthy child is higher. There is controversy on whether postpartum weight loss is greater or the return to pre-pregnancy weight is faster in lactating mothers than in non-lactating mothers.Many nursing women lose half a kg per month during the first months, but some do not lose or even gain weight. Slow weight loss (less than 1.5 kg per month) through a balanced diet with at least 1800 calories or no less than 15% of the recommended one together with moderate aerobic exercising is safe for the mother and the infant.Prolactin levels increase under conditions of negative energy balance, which ensures the production of milk and hence protects the infant’s nutrition. It is unknown whether a low calorie diet may affect milk production during the first three postnatal weeks, so any kind of diet over this period is not warranted.

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