top 10 nutrition scientiest

1. 1. Raksha Changappa
Raksha Changappa is an Indian
dietician-cum-nutritionist based in
Bangalore. She is a published
nutrition author, a nutrition panellist
and a dietician honoured with
multiple awards and accolades in
the country. She specializes in rare
disorders like phenylketonuria,
systemic lupus, avascular necrosis
and treats better-known disorders
like obesity, diabetes mellitus too.
2. Ishi Khosla
Ishi Khosla is the founder of Whole
Foods, a one-stop shop for nutrition
needs. She hails from Delhi and
suffered from obesity at a very
young age. She then started
applying self-devised weight loss
methods on herself and slimmed
down. That got her interested in
nutrition. She refused to take her
MBBS exams and has an advanced
degree from Lady Irwin College in
Food and Nutrition. She had a
productive career as a nutritionist in
the preventive cardiology unit of
Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi, which
she quit to set up Whole Foods.
3. Rujuta Diwekar
Hailing from Mumbai, Rujuta
Diwekar is the dietician behind
Kareena Kapoor’s size-zero figure.
Diwekar was born into a health-
conscious family and made aware
of nutrition at a very young age.
She was athletic in school and
developed an interest in fitness and
lifestyle. Diwekar has a
postgraduate degree in sport
science and nutrition from SNDT
University, Mumbai. She studied
yoga and Vedanta at Rishikesh.
4. Shikha Sharma
This Delhi based nutritionist has an
MBBS degree and was initially an
allopathic doctor but her increased
interest in health and lifestyle soon
drew her towards nutrition and
preventive medicine. She has
studied Ayurveda extensively and
set up her own clinics where she
diagnoses the medical problems by
the body constitution. The diet chart
is co-created by her and her team
of nutritionists.
5. Anjali Mukerjee
Anjali Mukherjee started her own
company, Health Total in 1997. She
is the “official nutritionist” to the
Miss India contestants. She started
her clinical practice in 1984 and is
an alumnus of the Institute of Hotel
Management, Catering Technology
& Applied Nutrition, Mumbai. She
also has a degree in clinical
nutrition from the American
Academy of Nutrition. She was not
initially interested in nutrition but her
effectiveness at the same piqued
her interest in it and now she is a
committed professional practising in
Mumbai.
6. Tanya Zuckerbrot
Tanya Zuckerbrot is a nutritionist
and the co-creator of IO Beauty
Booster. She believes that

2. breakfast is the most important
meal of the day because it signals
the body to wake up and start
burning calories. She starts her day
with Greek yogurt. This has lesser
carbohydrates than traditional
yogurt and thrice the protein. She
eats this along with a serving of
cereal that has is rich in fibre,
adding the IO Beauty Booster. This
adds a touch of sweetness to her
breakfast along with a big boost of
antioxidants that work inside to
enhance the look and feel of her
skin on the outside.
7. Madhuri Ruia
Madhuri Ruia is famous nutritionist
in india and Pilates expert. She
swears by breakfast as for her this
is the biggest meal of the day and
she has it within an hour of waking
up. Her breakfast is at 6:30 AM and
consists of whole oats, sprinkled
with cinnamon powder, a bowl of
papaya, along with six almonds and
a protein shake. Cinnamon helps
improve insulin sensitivity and the
almonds are great mood enhancing
food.
8. Dr. Anju Venkat
Dr.Anju Venkat is a naturopathy
expert and the current director of
the Health Awareness Center,
Mumbai. She walks the talk and
begins her day with a seasonal and
regional fruits and indulges in fruits
or fruit juices till noon, eating only
till she feels full.
9. Dr. A. Laxmaiah
Dr. A. Laxmaiah is the deputy
director of National Institute of
Nutrition. He is an authority on good
nutrition and lifestyle and frequently
contributes to lifestyle magazines
as a health consultant.
10. Shubi Hussain
Shubi Hasan is a leading nutritionist
and entrepreneur. Her products and
diet plans are available under the
brand name Indiadiets Health
Perfect. She is a post graduate with
specialization in Dietetics and
Public Health Nutrition from Lady
Irwin College (Delhi University), and
has been in this field since 1993.
She has an MBA in marketing, from
Symbiosis Institute, Pune. She is
the managing director of “ORB
Health Sanctuary Pvt Ltd.”