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Kamala Krishnaswamy is an Indian scientist in nutrition. She is a former director of the National institute of Nutrition from 1997 to 2002, and was the President of the Nutrition Society of India from 2003 to 2008.[1][2][3][4] Born on 4 April 1940 in Hyderabad in India,[5][6] Krishnaswamy is a former Emeritus Medical Scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research, she has been inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2003, and is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and the International Union of Nutritional Sciences as well as other societies.[5][6]
Honors and Awards
The recipient of multiple awards, including Dr. VN Patwardhan Prize[5][6] and the Dr. Kamala Menon Medical Research Award from the Indian Council of Medical Research;[5][6] the Ramachandran Oration Award from the Nutrition Foundation of India in 2011,[5][6] Dr. Gopalan Cenetenary Award of Nutrition Society of India in 2018[6] and many others, Krishnaswamy was most recently honored with the Living Legend Award of International Union of Nutritional Sciences Award in 2022.[5]
Biography
She earned her MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine from Osmania University. She trained in clinical pharmacology in the Karolinska institute in Sweden under a World Health Organization fellowship. She joined the National institute of Nutrition in 1964 and became its director in 1997.[5][7][8][9]
Books
- Obesity in the urban middle class in Delhi.[10]
- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Malnutrition.[11]
References
- ↑ Kamala Krishnaswamy. Heinz Nutrition Foundation of India.
- ↑ Public Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Part I and II){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. WPI India(14 August 2011). ISBN 978-93-80308-75-3
- ↑ Textbook Of Human Nutrition, 3/E{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Limited(2009). ISBN 978-81-204-1742-7
- ↑ Dr Kamala Krishnaswamy Fellow. Indian National Science Academy.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 National Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. (Ms) Kamala Krishnaswamy. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The World Academy of Sciences - KRISHNASWAMY Kamala. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ↑ Milk adulteration: FSSAI proposes new norms. Deccan Herald(5 November 2015).
- ↑ Traditional oil best bet, shows study. Times of India(3 October 2012).
- ↑ India: Wonder Foods: Spices. Women's Feature Service(March 17, 2003).
- ↑ Study on Obesity and Influence of Dietary Factors on the Weight Status of an Adult Population in Jamnagar City of Gujarat: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine({Template:Date).
- ↑ Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics in malnutrition. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences({Template:Date).