There is a surprising amount of misinformation and a lack of awareness about health, wellbeing, and fitness amongst the public. In India, the word fitness is often portrayed as regular exercise, which, in reality, only contributes to a 20% role in overall fitness at most. Exercise is strongly recommended to stay fit but what’s equally, if not more important, is nutrition. Hence the phrase “you are what you eat” is indeed true.
The pandemic has resulted in heightened stress levels, thereby taking a toll on our physical as well as mental health. To get our health and body back on track, some of us tend to go on an extreme fad or crash diets that end up being counterproductive. One needs to understand the science and facts behind food and nutrition to achieve their goals. That said, here are top 5 nutritionists in India who can guide you on the right path leading to the pinnacle of good health and fitness.
Lavleen Kaur
Lavleen Kaur
Accredited with the title of ‘most trusted dietitian in North India’, Lavleen Kaur is a clinical nutritionist and lifestyle coach from Chandigarh. She is a life member of Indian Dietetic Association and designs personalized diet-cum-lifestyle plans for clients and patients across the globe. A non-believer of stringent nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love, she encourages the use of food as medicine with a holistic approach.
Also known as the people’s dietitian, Lavleen holds multiple master’s specialising in Foods, Nutrition, Education, Public Health and Family Welfare. She is the co-founder of Diet Insight, a nutrition and wellness clinic which aims to connect people with real food in their kitchen with an idea that revolves around sustainability and mind-body-soul connection.
With a huge following on social media, she is known for her unique but simple videos that deliver a personal and ‘desi’ touch. According to her, it is what allows her to deeply connect and engage with people’s lives and deliver the message effectively.
Ryan Fernando
Ryan Fernando
As an award-winning celebrity Sports Nutritionist, Ryan Fernando has an unfathomable list of accolades attributed to himself and an endless list of star athletes and celebrities who are associated with him. In his effort to provide scientifically designed diets to everyone he set up a chain of clinics under the name of Qua Nutrition that houses over 50 specialised dieticians.
Ryan has conducted over a thousand lectures in the last decade at various forums on Sports and Fitness Nutrition. Ryan is responsible for the state-of-the-Art software used at QUA NUTRITION to deliver customised nutrition plans to all walks of life. In addition to being a Nutritionist, Ryan is an alumnus of the prestigious IIM-A.
Dr Shikha Sharma
Dr. Shikha Sharma
Dr Shikha Sharma is the founder of Dr Shikha’s Nutri Health, which is a platform offering comprehensive health and diet management programmes. A medical doctor by training, Dr Shikha hails from Kashmir and completed her MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Dr Shikha pioneered the concept of Nutrigenetics, which combines modern medicine techniques and the principles of Ayurveda. With the proven concept of Nutrigenetics, she decided to help the masses and shifted her focus from working alone to having a group of intellectuals.
The organisation has clinic and a tele-nutrition centre with over 140 full-time employees with the employee ratio of 80% women and 20% men. The services are provided worldwide using technology with personalised voice-based counselling.
Pooja Makhija
Pooja Makhija
A true and hard-bred nutritionist from Mumbai, Pooja Makhija holds an MSc in Food Science and Nutrition. She has catered to over 10,000 clients across a wide spectrum of people from varied backgrounds—entrepreneurs, housewives, working professionals, and even several members of the film fraternity.
With a mission to help people connect and rebuild their relationship with food, Pooja even has her own TV and Radio shows. She also a regular column in one of the most renowned publications in the country where she helps people understand their relationship with food and work on strengthening it.
Ishi Khosla
Ishi Khosla
A practicing clinical nutritionist, columnist, author, entrepreneur, researcher, and welfare worker, Ishi Khosla is a Delhi-based nutritionist with a Master’s in Food and Nutrition. Ishi’s love for weight loss began at a young age when she devised weight loss methods for herself to slim down, having suffered from obesity.
Since then, she has equipped herself with abundant knowledge in the field of Nutrition Science, had a lucrative career as a nutritionist in Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi, and set up WHOLE FOODS, which is a one-stop-shop for all your nutrition needs.
