Short Term Changes in Dietary Fat Content and Metformin Treatment During Lactation Impact Milk Composition and Mammary Gland Morphology.

Maternal health and diet can have important consequences for offspring nutrition and metabolic health. During lactation, signals are communicated from the mother to the infant through milk via macronutrients, hormones, and bioactive molecules. In this study we designed experiments to probe the mother-milk-infant triad in the condition of normal maternal health and upon exposure to high fat diet (HFD) with or without concurrent metformin exposure.

Community-Based Participatory Research partnership with faith-based organizations to address obesity and glucose control.

Objectives: To explore the lived (narrative) experience of obesity and/or diabetes mellitus within focus groups consisting of individuals and community support persons residing in Genesee County, Michigan.

Design: Qualitative study, using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methodology to design and conduct focus group interviews.

Sample: Nineteen participants from faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Genesee County (74.

Why Do Individuals with Cirrhosis Fall? A Mechanistic Model for Fall Assessment, Treatment, and Research.

Falls are prevalent for people with cirrhosis and commonly lead to loss of independence, reduced quality of life, and mortality. Despite a critical need for fall prevention in this population, cirrhosis-specific fall-related mechanisms are not well understood. We posit that most falls in this patient population are due to a coalescence of discrete subclinical impairments that are not typically detected at the point of care.