Lars Bode
Biographic Data
| ID | 4347794 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars Bode |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars |
| FAMILY NAME | Bode |
| SIGNATURE | BODE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9914-9571 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Determinants of human milk lactoferrin concentrations in rural Bangladesh
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein in human milk (HM) that reduces the risk of neonatal sepsis. Data from low- and middle-income countries regarding the determinants of HM lactoferrin concentration is limited. Our objectives were to assess how HM lactoferrin concentrations change over time and identify factors associated with lactoferrin concentration. From a pregnancy cohort in Sylhet, Bangladesh, we enrolled 99 women to join the lactat…
Evaluating the Effect of Random Multi‐Donor Pooling on the Nutritional Variability in Donor Human Milk Using Computer Modeling
Protein and fat concentrations in donor human milk (DHM) can vary twofold to threefold and are influenced by the number of unique donors per pool. The aim of this study was to broadly characterize how the number of donors (2-10) randomly combined into a pool during milk bank processing influenced the variability of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive factors in DHM. The minimum number of donors required for 80% of the pools to meet …
Human milk immune factors, maternal nutritional status, and infant sex
OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is an energetically costly and intense form of human parental investment, providing sole-source nutrition in early infancy and bioactive components, including immune factors. Given the energetic cost of lactation, milk factors may be subject to tradeoffs, and variation in concentrations have been explored utilizing the Trivers-Willard hypothesis. As human milk immune factors are critical to developing immune system and p…
Breastfeeding and the origins of health
Breastfeeding and human milk (HM) are critically important to maternal, infant and population health. This paper summarizes the proceedings of a workshop that convened a multidisciplinary panel of researchers to identify key priorities and anticipated breakthroughs in breastfeeding and HM research, discuss perceived barriers and challenges to achieving these breakthroughs and propose a constructive action plan to maximize the impact of future res…
Distance, diffusion and the role of social media in a time of Covid contagion
On 11 March 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and began announcing global health recommendations to decrease morbidity and mortality. Serendipitously, our team of health and social scientists captured data related to the diffusion of information about COVID-19 and breastfeeding and prompted this commentary. Since December 2019, we have been capturing Twitter data and employing social network analyses to examin…
Development of a biochemical marker to detect current breast milk intake
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, but despite interventions, breastfeeding rates remain stubbornly low. Financial voucher incentives have shown promise but require a biomarker for validation of intake. This study aimed to develop a simple biochemical assay of infant urine that would tell if an infant was receiving any breast milk to validate maternal report. Urine samples were collected and snap frozen from 34 infants atten…
Household composition and the infant fecal microbiome
OBJECTIVES: Establishment and development of the infant gastrointestinal microbiome (GIM) varies cross-culturally and is thought to be influenced by factors such as gestational age, birth mode, diet, and antibiotic exposure. However, there is little data as to how the composition of infants' households may play a role, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. Here, we examined relationships between infant fecal microbiome (IFM) diversity/c…
A case study on breastfeeding education in Lebanon’s public medical school
Our work using breastfeeding as an exemplary case suggests there is a role for better attending to the beliefs of medical students as well as to the social side of medical education. Future studies can use social network theory to help identify and address influences on medical education outcomes
Poverty, Obesity, and Malnutrition
Household composition and the infant fecal microbiome
OBJECTIVES: Establishment and development of the infant gastrointestinal microbiome (GIM) varies cross-culturally and is thought to be influenced by factors such as gestational age, birth mode, diet, and antibiotic exposure. However, there is little data as to how the composition of infants' households may play a role, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. Here, we examined relationships between infant fecal microbiome (IFM) diversity/c…
Poverty, Obesity, and Malnutrition
A case study on breastfeeding education in Lebanon’s public medical school
Our work using breastfeeding as an exemplary case suggests there is a role for better attending to the beliefs of medical students as well as to the social side of medical education. Future studies can use social network theory to help identify and address influences on medical education outcomes
Development of a biochemical marker to detect current breast milk intake
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, but despite interventions, breastfeeding rates remain stubbornly low. Financial voucher incentives have shown promise but require a biomarker for validation of intake. This study aimed to develop a simple biochemical assay of infant urine that would tell if an infant was receiving any breast milk to validate maternal report. Urine samples were collected and snap frozen from 34 infants atten…
Household composition and the infant fecal microbiome
OBJECTIVES: Establishment and development of the infant gastrointestinal microbiome (GIM) varies cross-culturally and is thought to be influenced by factors such as gestational age, birth mode, diet, and antibiotic exposure. However, there is little data as to how the composition of infants' households may play a role, particularly from a cross-cultural perspective. Here, we examined relationships between infant fecal microbiome (IFM) diversity/c…
Breastfeeding and the origins of health
Breastfeeding and human milk (HM) are critically important to maternal, infant and population health. This paper summarizes the proceedings of a workshop that convened a multidisciplinary panel of researchers to identify key priorities and anticipated breakthroughs in breastfeeding and HM research, discuss perceived barriers and challenges to achieving these breakthroughs and propose a constructive action plan to maximize the impact of future res…
Distance, diffusion and the role of social media in a time of Covid contagion
On 11 March 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and began announcing global health recommendations to decrease morbidity and mortality. Serendipitously, our team of health and social scientists captured data related to the diffusion of information about COVID-19 and breastfeeding and prompted this commentary. Since December 2019, we have been capturing Twitter data and employing social network analyses to examin…
Human milk immune factors, maternal nutritional status, and infant sex
OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is an energetically costly and intense form of human parental investment, providing sole-source nutrition in early infancy and bioactive components, including immune factors. Given the energetic cost of lactation, milk factors may be subject to tradeoffs, and variation in concentrations have been explored utilizing the Trivers-Willard hypothesis. As human milk immune factors are critical to developing immune system and p…
Determinants of human milk lactoferrin concentrations in rural Bangladesh
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein in human milk (HM) that reduces the risk of neonatal sepsis. Data from low- and middle-income countries regarding the determinants of HM lactoferrin concentration is limited. Our objectives were to assess how HM lactoferrin concentrations change over time and identify factors associated with lactoferrin concentration. From a pregnancy cohort in Sylhet, Bangladesh, we enrolled 99 women to join the lactat…
Evaluating the Effect of Random Multi‐Donor Pooling on the Nutritional Variability in Donor Human Milk Using Computer Modeling
Protein and fat concentrations in donor human milk (DHM) can vary twofold to threefold and are influenced by the number of unique donors per pool. The aim of this study was to broadly characterize how the number of donors (2-10) randomly combined into a pool during milk bank processing influenced the variability of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive factors in DHM. The minimum number of donors required for 80% of the pools to meet …
Medicine (7 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (6 works) · Breastfeeding (5 works) · Infant Nutrition and Health (5 works) · Pediatrics (5 works) · Breast milk (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Demography (2 works)