Summary

Eligibility
for females ages 18-45 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UC Davis
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Bruce German (ucdavis)Carlito Lebrilla, PhD (ucdavis)David Mills (ucdavis)Bart Weimer, PhD (ucdavis)Xiangdong Wu (ucdavis)Helen Raybould, PhD (ucdavis)Danielle Lemay (ucdavis)

Description

Summary

This observational study is designed to determine how sugars, lipids and proteins in breast milk vary among mothers; is affected by maternal diet, health and microbiota and vary over the course of lactation. Additionally, the study is designed to determine how the structure and composition of complex milk sugars, maternal health status and diet influence the development and maintenance of infant gut microflora.

Official Title

Functional Deconstruction of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Lipids

Details

Keywords

Healthy, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Skin Study, BMMI Project

Eligibility

Location

  • University of California, Davis
    Davis California 95616 United States

Lead Scientists at University of California Health

  • Bruce German (ucdavis)
  • Carlito Lebrilla, PhD (ucdavis)
    Professor, Chemistry, Letters & Sciences: Math/Physical Sciences. Authored (or co-authored) 481 research publications
  • David Mills (ucdavis)
  • Bart Weimer, PhD (ucdavis)
    Professor, VM: Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 142 research publications
  • Xiangdong Wu (ucdavis)
  • Helen Raybould, PhD (ucdavis)
    Professor Emeritus, VM: Anatomy Physiology & Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 178 research publications
  • Danielle Lemay (ucdavis)

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Links
Details for this research project is available through the UC Davis Foods for Health Institute website
ID
NCT01817127
Study Type
Observational
Participants
About 395 people participating
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