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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of weight reduction on prolactin level in obese nursing mothers. Thirty obese nursing mothers were participated in this study. All participants had given birth to a singleton healthy term baby. The participants were divided into two groups equal in number (A& B). group (A): consisted of 15 obese nursing mothers who were committed to a low caloric diet (from 1500 to 2000 kcal/day). Their age was 25.9 ± 3.29 years old. Their BMI was 32.83 ± 1.46 kg/m². group (B): consisted of 15 obese nursing mothers who were committed to an exercise program treatment. Their age was 25.7 ± 3.51 years old. Their BMI was 32.66 ± 1.25 kg/m². All participants were nursing their babies, not suffering from any diseases and were not using any hormonal contraceptive. Both treatments lead to weight loss and decreased BMI in obese nursing mothers after 12 weeks. Diet restriction treatment showed a significant increase (p{u2264}0.05) in the serum prolactin level among obese nursing women after 12 weeks while, exercise showed non-significant change (p>0.05) in the prolactin level among obese nursing women after 12 weeks