Reed Mangels

Ann Reed Mangels is a registered dietitian and lecturer in nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, specializing in vegan and vegetarian nutrition. She is the author or co-author of numerous papers and books on the subject, including the American Dietetic Association's position paper on vegan and vegetarian diets, Vegan & Vegetarian FAQ (2001), The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets (2004), and The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book (2011).^[1]

Mangels is nutrition adviser for the Vegetarian Resource Group, and nutrition editor for Vegetarian Journal.^[2]

Selected works

Books

• The Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book. Adams Media, 2011.
• with Virginia Messina and Mark Messina. The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets: Issues and Applications. 3rd ed. Jones and Bartlett, 2010.
• with Debra Wasserman. Simply Vegan: Quick Vegetarian Meals. Vegetarian Resource Group, 2006.
• with David Gypsy Breier. Vegan & Vegetarian FAQ. Vegetarian Resource Group, 2001.

Papers/book chapters

• with Winston J Craig. "Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian diets," J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109:1266-82.
• "Pediatric Vegetarians," in Edelstein S, Sharlin J. (eds.). Nutrition in the Life Cycle: An Evidence-based Approach. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.
• "Vegetarian diets in pregnancy," in Lammi-Keefe CJ, Couch S, Philipson E. (eds.). Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy. Humana Press, 2008.
• with Virginia Messina and Vesanto Melina. "Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian diets," J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:748-65.
• with Virginia Messina and Vesanto Melina. "A new food guide for North American vegetarians," J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:771-5.
• with Virginia Messina. "Considerations in planning vegan diets: Children," J Am Diet Assoc. 2001;101:661-9.
• with Virginia Messina. "Considerations in planning vegan diets: Infants," J Am Diet Assoc. 2001;101:670-7.
• with G. Block et al. "Ascorbic acid status and subsequent diastolic and systolic blood pressure," Hypertension. 2001;37:261-7.
• with PB Moser-Veillon, et al. "Calcium fractional absorption and metabolism assessed using stable isotopes differ between postpartum and never pregnant women," J Nutr. 2001; 131:2295-9.
• with G Block, 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.
• with G Block, et al. "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.
• with JM Holden, et al. "Carotenoid content of fruits and vegetables: An evaluation of analytical data," J Am Diet Assoc. 1993;93:284-296.
• with JK Chug-Ahuja, et al. "The development and application of a carotenoid database for fruits, vegetables, and selected multicomponent foods," J Am Diet Assoc. 1993;93:318-323.
• with R Sinha, et al. "Determinants of plasma vitamin E in healthy males," Cancer Epidemiol Biomark Prev. 1993; 2:473-479.
• with PB Moser-Veillon, et al. "Selenium utilization during human lactation using stable isotope tracers," Am J Clin Nutr. 1990;52:621-627.

Notes

Further reading

• "Reed Mangels", Vegetarian Times, February 1993.