She Has been practising for more than 16 years and is an expert in clinical dietetics. She has been associated with bariatrics for the past 6 years. She also has been the chief dietician at Mohak Super speciality, Indore.
She has put in a lot of effort and her experience that she has gleaned working with thousands of patients over the years, has made her into the wonderful dietician that she is today.
She is looking forward to a time when society and the health professionals realise that these attitudes cause harm, and are unnecessary and unacceptable.
Job Profile:
1. Therapeutic dietician
2. Diet consultation for hospitalized (IPD) Bariatrics, Trauma, Cardiac, Nephrology, Oncology and Surgical Patients.
3. Outpatient Clinic (OPD) Consultation for Bariatric, referred patients from different specialties and weight management Clinic.
In-charge advance super speciality certificate course in Bariatric and Antenatal Nutrition.
Mission
My mission is to spread awareness and encourage people around the world to adopt a healthy eating pattern followed by exercise. I strongly believe that most of the diseases can be controlled and avoided by following a healthy diet schedule.
Vision
My vision is to educate the person about correct nutritional choices, enabling him to have benefit life long. Nutritional advice is not about mere nutritional values but about making a behavioral change. As a professional I should shoulder the responsibility of disseminating the right information on Nutrition, spreading the message that eating healthily contributes to wellness and reduces illness.
Values
Customer satisfaction and doable plans is prime importance. We ensure perfect diet that provides lot of health fitness and helps achieving the desired goals following ethical practices.
Our Philosophy
“Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be food”- Hippocrates
Food and Nutrition has undergone a lot of changes since then, but what Hippocrates said stands true in today’s times too.
She is a Certified Registered Dietician trainer.
Research Experience:
Conducting research studies since 1999 in different areas of specialization Anaemia, Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, Body Composition, Adolescents nutrition and Nutritional Assessment tools.
Teaching Experience:
1. Visiting faculty at SAIMS college of Nursing
2. July 2001 – June 2003 teacher to Senior Classes St. Raphael Higher Secondary School, Indore
Awards/Certifications:
1. Awarded the National First Position Certificate in Registered Dietician Examination 2014, by the registration Board Indian Dietetic Association.
2. Awarded gold medal for the first position In the University Merit in M.SC.
3. Awarded third position in the university merit in B. H. SC
Paper Presentation & Research Studies:
1. Presented a poster in IDA National conference in Dec 2016 on “Analysing nutritional framework: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and Roux – en – Y gastric bypass surgeries at 6 months”
2. Presented a poster in IDA National conference in Dec 2016 on “A study to assess the prevalence of Vitamin B12 deficiency in adults having BMI>35”
3. Presented a research paper on “Composition of nutritional pattern after 1 year of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery” at OSSICON 2016 Obesity Surgeons Association of India on February 2016 at Chandigarh, Punjab
Invitations as Faculty:
International – at Goa by IFSO APC 2017 on biochemical tools pre and post bariatric surgery.
National – At Rajkot on a National Seminar on Functional Foods and Metabolic Syndrome expressed my views on “Globesity: An epidemic”, July 2016.
At Bhopal in a National conference on Critical Care ORCC CON expressed my views on“Immunonutrition in critical care” April 2017 At OSSICON Chandigarh 2016
Publications
1. “A comparative study of the mental fatigue status of anaemic and non-anaemic adolescent girls” Journal of Indian Dietetic Association, 2017
2. Co guided research on “Effectiveness of back massage v/s cumin seeds laddo on improving lactation among postnatal mothers” under publication 2015.
3. Socio – Environmental conditions of adolescent girls of low – income group and their impact on body weight status (Research Link, Bhopal, pp79-81:2004)
4. “A comparative study of the physical endurance status of anaemic and non anaemic adolescent girls” New Trends in Education Issue-1 (Jan-March 2015) Vol 1(ISSN No 2393-8153)
5. Impact of nutrition education intervention on dietary habits and haemoglobin status of the anaemic adolescent girls (Paper sent for publication at Journal of Indian Dietetic Association (JIDA) and consent received.)
6. Haematological and nutritional profile of anaemic adolescent girls (Sent for publication in Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Coimbatore.)
7. Wrote a book “Aahar Ke Rang Swasthya Ke Sang”
International Conference
Attended Course on Nutrition in Bariatric at the XVII World Congress of IFSO – 12th Sept 2012, New Delhi.