Department of Nutrition
Cheryl A. Lovelady, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor
Office: 336-256-0310
email: cheryl_lovelady@uncg.edu
Education
- Ph.D., University of California at Davis, 1991
- M.P.H., R.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1978
- L.D.N. (North Carolina), 1993
Research Interest
- Nutrition and women’s health with emphasis on nutrient needs during
lactation.
- Nutrition and exercise.
- Assessment of energy intake and expenditure.
- Breast milk for the very-low-birth weight infant.
Current Research
- Promoting postpartum weight loss in overweight women.
- Effects of exercise during lactation on maternal health.
- Promotion of breast milk for the very-low-birth weight infant in the
neonatal intensive care unit.
- Family-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity.
Selected Publications
- Sisk, P.M., Lovelady, C.A., Gruber, K. J. Dillard, R.G., and T.M. O’Shea. Human Milk Consumption and Full Enteral Feeding among Infants < 1250 Grams. Pediatrics 2008;121:e1528-e1533.
- Lovelady, C.A., Garner, K.E., Moreno, K.L., and J.P. Williams. The effects of dieting on food and nutrient intake of lactating women. J Am Diet Assoc 2006;106:908-912.
- Sisk, P.M., Lovelady, C.A., Gruber, K.J., and R. G. Dillard. Lactation counseling for mothers of very low birth weight infants: effect on maternal anxiety and infant intake of human milk. Pediatrics 2006;117:67-105.
- Pivarnik, J.M., Chambliss, H.O., Clapp, J.F., Dugan, S.A., Hatch, M.C., Lovelady, C.A., Mottola, M.R., and M.A. Williams. Impact of physical activity during pregnancy and postpartum on chronic disease risk. Med Sci Sport Exer 2006;38:989-1006.
- Lovelady, C.A. Brief Critical Review: Is maternal obesity a cause of poor lactation performance? Nutr Rev 2005;63:352-355.
- Lovelady, C.A. The impact of energy restriction and exercise in lactating women. In: Pickering, L.K., Morrow, A.L., G.M. Ruiz-Palacios, and Schanler, R.J., eds. Protecting Infants through human milk: Advancing the scientific evidence. NewYork:Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004:115-120.
- Lovelady, C.A., Fuller, C.J., Geigerman, C.M., Hunter, C.P. and T.C. Kinsella. Immune status of physically active women during lactation. Med Sci Sport Exer 2004;36:1001-1006.
- Lovelady, C.A., Hunter, C.P. and C.M. Geigerman. The effect of exercise on immunological factors in human milk. Pediatrics 2003;111:e148-e152.
- Lovelady, C.A., Garner, K.E., Moreno, K.L., and J.P. Williams. The effect of weight loss in overweight, lactating women on the growth of their infants. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:449-53.