
Maria Carlota Dao
For a complete list of Dr. Dao's publications, please visit: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WIj7JvQAAAAJ&hl=en
Visit our lab webpage: https://mypages.unh.edu/dao-lab/people/maria-carlota-dao
Courses Taught
- ANFS 999: Doctoral Research
- BMS 799H: Senior Honors Thesis
- NUTR 720/820: Community Nutrition
- NUTR 927: Nutr Gut Micr
- NUTR 961: Research Methods Nutr II
Education
- Ph.D., Tufts University
- M.A., Tufts University
- B.A., Boston University
Research Interests
- Health Disparities
- Malnutrition
- Microbiome
- Nutritional Physiology
- Obesity
Selected Publications
Gerber, S., Silver, R. E., Das, S. K., Greene, S. S., Dix, S. R., Ramirez, I., . . . Roberts, S. B. (2024). Development and Feasibility of an eHealth Diabetes Prevention Program Adapted for Older Adults-Results from a Randomized Control Pilot Study.. Nutrients, 16(7). doi:10.3390/nu16070930
Dao, M. C., Yu, Z., Maafs-Rodriguez, A., Moser, B., Cuevas, A. G., Economos, C. D., & Roberts, S. B. (2022). Perceived intrinsic, social, and environmental barriers for weight management in older Hispanic/Latino adults with obesity. OBESITY SCIENCE & PRACTICE. doi:10.1002/osp4.631
Dao, M. C., Das, S. K., Silver, R. E., & Roberts, S. B. (2021). Association of counselor weight status and demographics with participant weight loss in a structured lifestyle intervention.. Obes Res Clin Pract, 15(1), 69-72. doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2020.11.005
Molinaro, A., Bel Lassen, P., Henricsson, M., Wu, H., Adriouch, S., Belda, E., . . . Bäckhed, F. (2020). Imidazole propionate is increased in diabetes and associated with dietary patterns and altered microbial ecology. Nature Communications, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19589-w
Guo, W., Wu, D., Dao, M. C., Li, L., Lewis, E. D., Ortega, E. F., . . . Meydani, S. N. (2020). A Novel Combination of Fruits and Vegetables Prevents Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Metabolic Dysfunction in Mice. The Journal of Nutrition, 150(11), 2950-2960. doi:10.1093/jn/nxaa259
Al Assal, K., Prifti, E., Belda, E., Sala, P., Clément, K., Dao, M. -C., . . . Waitzberg, D. L. (2020). Gut Microbiota Profile of Obese Diabetic Women Submitted to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Its Association with Food Intake and Postoperative Diabetes Remission.. Nutrients, 12(2). doi:10.3390/nu12020278
Dao, M. C., Saltzman, E., Page, M., Reece, J., Mojtahed, T., Wu, D., & Meydani, S. N. (2020). Lack of Differences in Inflammation and T Cell-Mediated Function between Young and Older Women with Obesity.. Nutrients, 12(1). doi:10.3390/nu12010237
Dao, M. C., Belda, E., Prifti, E., Everard, A., Kayser, B. D., Bouillot, J. -L., . . . Clément, K. (2019). Akkermansia muciniphila abundance is lower in severe obesity, but its increased level after bariatric surgery is not associated with metabolic health improvement.. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 317(3), E446-E459. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00140.2019
Dao, M. C., Messer, E., Conigliaro, T., Sakaida, K., Ouellette, A. F., Himaras, V., . . . Roberts, S. B. (2019). Different and Unequal: A Qualitative Evaluation of Salient Factors Influencing Energy Intake in Adults with Overweight and Obesity. NUTRIENTS, 11(6). doi:10.3390/nu11061365
Dao, M. C., Subar, A. F., Warthon-Medina, M., Cade, J. E., Burrows, T., Golley, R. K., . . . Holmes, B. A. (2019). Dietary assessment toolkits: an overview.. Public Health Nutr, 22(3), 404-418. doi:10.1017/S1368980018002951