Research

Research Interests

Professor Mangano’s research interests include examining the complex interactions between diet, gastrointestinal homeostasis and health. Current projects aim to: 1) improve dietary quality, and health by nutrition intervention in persons with low food security; 2) examine the impact of food additives on gut homeostasis; and 3) explore links between dairy biomarkers, the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic outcomes. Future research will develop dietary interventions to promote gut and overall health.

SELECTED CONTRACTS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH



Role

Mangano, K. (Principal), Bello, D (Co-I), Tucker, KL (Co-I), Kelleher, SK (Co-I) 

Mangano, K. (Principal), Tucker, KL (Co-I), Josiemer Mattei (Co-I)

 

Mangano, K. (Co-Principal), Tucker, K. (Principal), Noel, S (Co-Principal), Dawson-Hughes, B  (Co-Principal)

 

Mangano, K. (Principal), Noel, S. (Co-Principal), Maldonado, AL. (Co-Principal) 

 

 

 Mangano, K. (Principal), Noel, S. (Co-Principal) 

 

Mangano, K. (Co-Principal), Lipsitz, L. (Principal) 

 

 

Mangano, K. (Principal

TitlE

Dietary titanium dioxide exposure and gut health among adults (2021) 

Longitudinal associations between dairy foods and biomarkers with cardiometabolic outcomes among adults from the Boston Puerto Rican Osteoporosis Study (2021)

 

Bone Microarchitecture, diabetes and change in bone density in Puerto Rican adults (2018)

 

 Identifying mechanisms underpinning the impact of daily yogurt supplementation on the gut microbiome, inflammation and bone biomarkers (2017) 

 

Aging from the inside out (2016) 

 

 Protein Food Clusters and Measures of Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Strength NIA-T32 (2013)

 

 Protein Food Clusters and Measures of Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Strength (2013)

 
 

Funding agency

United States Department of Agriculture

 National Dairy Council, Dairy Management Inc. 

 

 

National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, R01    

 

Yogurt in Nutrition Research Initiative, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, International Osteoporosis Foundation, Dannone                        

 

University of Massachusetts, Lowell Internal Seed Grant 

BIDMDC/Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program

 

 Sponsored Research – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Healthy Aging DPG