Effects of breastfeeding promotion intervention and dietary treatment in postpartum women with overweight and obesity: Results from a randomized controlled trial on weight and cardiometabolic risk factors

Childbearing increases the risk of weight gain and cardiometabolic disease. The reset hypothesis suggests that lactation has protective cardiometabolic effects in the mother. The hypothesis is based on observational studies and the possible interacting role of weight loss needs to be elucidated.