Dr. Reed Mangels

 

Lecturer

 

Telephone: (413) 545-0740

Fax: (413) 545-1074

Email: mangels@nutrition.umass.edu 

Campus Address: 202 Chenoweth Lab                                                         

                                                        

                                                         

                                                         

 

Education:

            Ph.D., Nutrition, University of Maryland

            M.S., Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University

            B.S., Foods and Nutrition, Florida State University

           

            Postdoctoral Training, USDA Vitamins and Minerals and Nutrient Composition Laboratories

            Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

Research Interests:

My research interests are in the area of nutritional adequacy of vegetarian diets especially at various stages of the life-cycle.   

Selected Publications:

•  Craig WJ, Mangels AR. Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian diets. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109:1266-82.
• Mangels R. Pediatric Vegetarians. In Edelstein S, Sharlin J. (eds.) Nutrition in the Life Cycle: An Evidence-based Approach. Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  2008..
• Mangels R. Vegetarian diets in pregnancy. In Lammi-Keefe CJ, Couch S, Philipson E. (eds.) Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy.  Humana Press,  2008.
• Messina V, Mangels R, Messina M. The Dietitian’s Guide to Vegetarian Diets, 2nd ed.  Jones and Bartlett, 2004.
• Mangels AR, Messina V, Melina V. Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian diets. J Am Diet Assoc 2003;103:748-65.
• Messina V, Melina V, Mangels AR. A new food guide for North American vegetarians. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:771-5.
• Messina V, Mangels AR. Considerations in planning vegan diets: Children. J Am Diet Assoc  2001;101:661-9.
• Mangels AR, Messina V. Considerations in planning vegan diets: Infants. J Am Diet Assoc 2001;101:670-7.
• Block G, Mangels AR, Norkus EP, et al. Ascorbic acid status and subsequent diastolic and systolic blood pressure. Hypertension 2001;37:261-7.
• Moser-Veillon PB, Mangels AR, Viera NE, Yergey AL, Patterson KY, Hill AD, Veillon C. Calcium fractional absorption and metabolism assessed using stable isotopes differ between postpartum and never pregnant women. J Nutr. 2001 131:2295-9.
• Block G, Mangels AR, Patterson, BH, et al. Body weight and prior depletion affect plasma ascorbate levels attained on identical vitamin C intake: a controlled diet study. J Am Coll Nutr 1999;18: 628-637.
• Mangels AR, Block G, Frey CM, Patterson BH, Taylor PR, Norkus EP, Levander OA. The bioavailability to humans of ascorbic acid from oranges, orange juice and cooked broccoli is similar to that of synthetic ascorbic acid. J Nutr 1993;123:1054-1061.
• Mangels AR. Holden JM, Beecher GR, Forman MR, Lanza E. Carotenoid content of fruits and vegetables: An evaluation of analytical data. J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93:284-296.
• Chug-Ahuja JK, Holden JM, Forman MR, Mangels AR, Beecher GR, Lanza E. The development and application of a carotenoid database for fruits, vegetables, and selected multicomponent foods. J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93:318-323.
• Sinha R, Patterson BH, Mangels AR, et al. Determinants of plasma vitamin E in healthy males. Cancer Epidemiol Biomark Prev 1993; 2:473-479.
• Mangels AR, Moser-Veillon PB, Patterson KY, Veillon C.  Selenium utilization during human lactation using stable isotope tracers. Am J Clin Nutr 1990;52:621-627.

 Teaching:

•  Basic Nutrition, Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle, Writing in Nutrition