Kavita Chawla is an experienced nutritionist and wellness consultant specializing in clinical nutrition, weight management, and lifestyle health. She holds a BSc and a postgraduate degree in Health & Nutrition Science from the Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi.
With years of experience in the field of nutrition and wellness, Kavita has worked with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including corporate professionals, media personalities, homemakers, and students. She currently serves as the Lead Nutritionist for several schools across New Delhi and NCR, where she helps promote healthier lifestyles and better nutritional awareness among young individuals.
Kavita began her professional journey with an internship at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, which provided a strong foundation in clinical nutrition and diet planning. Over the years, she has gained extensive experience through her work with leading wellness organizations as well as through her independent practice.
In addition to one-on-one consultations, Kavita conducts wellness sessions and health workshops for organizations, focusing on improving overall health, productivity, and sustainable lifestyle habits. Her approach emphasizes practical, balanced nutrition and long-term lifestyle changes that help individuals achieve lasting health and well-being.
Carrots are rich in beta carotene, an orange pigments that our bodies can convert into vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for good eye health, but eating more than required will not improve eyesight.
Large population based studies constantly shows that those eating vegetarian or vegan tend to be healthier than those eating an non vegetarian diet.they tend to have lower rates of heart disease, cancer, type/2 diabetes and also tend to be leaner. There is an growing consciousness among health proffesionals that we should all aim to adopt more of a plant based diet centered on whole wheat, beans fruit vegetables and nuts/seeds, while limiting animal products and proccessed food.
The research comparing egg whites to whole eggs consantly shows that egg whites are preffered options as their consumption does not raise LDL ( bad cholesterol) levels which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This is because the yolk is where the cholesterol and unhealthy fats, are You will often hear that egg yolks also contain a variety of good nutrients such as vitamin D and a pigment called lutein, but this is quite misleading these nutrients are present i’m yolks in extremely small amounts so cons of eating egg yolks over weigh the pros.
Although low carbs diet lead to rapid, short term weight loss( which is mostly water weight), the research shows that they are no better than other weight loss diet, over the long term and most people following a low carb diet gain the weight back over the time.
Taking a vitamin C supplement is unlikely to prevent a cold. It may however make a cold less severe and may shorten its duration. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient in the human diet, but instead of supplements we should choose vitamin C rich foods such as peppers, citrus fruits, dark leafy greens.
Kavita Chawla, BSC- Health & Nutrition, IHE, DDPHN Nutrition & Health