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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

How To Stay Updated With Latest Findings In Nutrition & Dietetics

Nutrition & dietetics science is a nascent science with new developments happening every day. It is very essential to stay updated with the latest findings in nutrition and dietetics to help our clients the best. Before we describe the methods to stay updated, there are few things you need to keep in mind:


  • Select Your Topic Of Interest: Its almost impossible to be updated on every aspect of nutrition & dietetics science. So select the topics of your interest and read about them
  • Set Aside Time: Yes. Setting aside a dedicated time to read every week is very important to stay updated. Setting aside a specific time makes sure you compulsorily read new updates
  • Choose The Correct Source: Internet is flooded with information and it is very crucial that you choose the correct source to update your information
  • Understand Basic Concepts Of Research: To understand what a research paper explains, its vital you have basic understanding of research concepts. If you are unaware, take a small course in research methods & statistics 

Best Sources To Stay Updated:

  • Newsletters/ Websites/ Blogs: Subscribing to newsletters/ websites/ blogs is one of the most simple methods & effective methods to stay updated. My top 5 picks for the same are: 
  • Research Journals: Journals that publish latest research articles are the best source to learn about new findings. Though its not possible to read all research journals, you can follow some top journals in nutrition and food science such as 
  • Magazines For Health Professionals: Subscribe to journals which are meant for health/ nutrition professionals. My top 4 picks for the same are:
  • Be A Member Of National & International Organisation: By being a member of National & International Nutrition & Dietetics Association, you can stay updated by attending various conferences and seminars organised by these associations
  • Attend CNE: Like Continuous Medical Education programmes, Continuous Nutrition Education (CNE) programmes are available. Join these CNE's to pick up a new skill and update yourself
  • Social Media & Whatsapp: Nutritionists In India (NII) started from Facebook and we have over 5100 qualified nutritionists & dietitians and we discuss cases, new findings, updates regularly on the group. So if you are a qualified dietitian & still not a part of our group, join today. Apart from NII, there are various social media platforms which you could join to be updated. Also, remember the more you share, the more your knowledge increases. So if you find an interesting piece of information, share it on your social media profile or on your whatsapp group of nutritionists/ dietitian friends. If you start sharing information and new findings with your friends, they will be encouraged to do the same. So as more and more of your friends share updates, the more findings you will learn about
Hope these simple methods help you stay updated with latest nutrition & dietetics research. If you have any more tips and tricks, do share them with us in comments below. 

Dr. Neha Sanwalka
Team NII

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Monday, March 13, 2017

Nutripreneur Of Month - Akansha Jhalani Sinha

Name: Akansha Jhalani Sinha

Company Name: Beyond the Weighing Scale

 Work Profile: Akansha is a registered dietitians and plays various roles like that of an author, diet consultant, columnist, spokesperson, contributor to national publications, public speaker and clinical nutritionist.

Years of Experience: About 7 years

 Mission: Empowering masses to look beyond the digits on their weighing scale when it comes to health and wellness. To educate people about food and to validate a nourishing relationship with what they eat. To unshackle myths around food and wellness, one bite at a time. 

 Education: Akansha graduated with a degree in Food Science and Quality Control and post-graduation in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from SNDT University, Pune. She got certified as a Registered Dietitian in 2012. She has completed a teacher training certification in Ashtanga Yoga for Disease Management from The Yoga Institute, Mumbai. She also holds a certification in Cake Arts and Decoration and is chasing to become an Art Illustrator and doodler. 

Family Background: Despite coming from a big fat mawari family, Akansha's family made sure she developed as an individual and provided unvarying support no matter what she chose for herself. She met her husband in the year 2014 and decided to marry an equally driven and passionate individual. She is married in a family where business models make it to breakfast table conversations. Her in- laws appreciate and encourages her every passing day. 

Work Experience: Before starting her own venture, Akansha has worked with Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Healing Hands Clinic, Care24, Bon happetee 

 Journey: After completing her post-graduation, Akansha landed her dream job at Breach Candy Hospital Trust and was associated with the organization for about 2 years. During this period, Akansha started writing for publications and nutrition columns as she found it interesting and it helped her stay updated with trends. This was when "Beyond the Weighing Scale" sculptured. After 2 years, she found herself being agitated as her learning curve at the full time job had come to a standstill and that is something she couldn’t live with. She woke up one day and took the plunge! She quit her dream job knowing there is so much to explore and learn out there. 

 Akansha at the peak of her career took a gap year to travel, read, live in an ashram for her teacher training in yoga, think, eat good food and see her friends and family. She kept taking freelance projects to keep in touch with the subject and made sure she kept trying new things and reaching out to people. She remembers doing all of it for free as either favors for friends or just because it appealed to her. She learnt and picked up so much about marketing, design, sales and business models by just talking to people and putting herself out there. She is a ferocious reader. Akansha is now collaborating with start-ups to help develop products and segments and loves the intensity that comes along with it. 

Current:

  • Akansha and her company provide an ecosystem for budding start-ups to establish their nutrition and health segments
  • She has a team of 10 members who work with her remotely from Mumbai as she is based in Pune and her team in Mumbai 
  • She takes pride in being associated with 6 promising start-ups currently and provides a start to end solution by developing the segment, managing back end operations, strategizing online and offline marketing, managing community with social media pages and public relations
  • In the past 2 years, she has worked with 12 start-ups, developed 2 food tech applications, authored a book, turned into an influencer, curated over 3000 health content pieces and is on her way to launch with 2 other ventures this year
  • Akansha is looking forward to the coming year as she has other promising entrepreneurial opportunities coming her way 
Lessons Learnt:

  • Knowledge is Power. As individuals and professionals,  she feels that learning is a process that never stops. She want to be that person in the room that knows everything about everything. 
  • She learnt through her journey that "if your ship doesn’t get to you in time, you need to swim out to it"
  • She cannot emphasize enough on the importance of putting yourself out there and making things happen
Message for Budding Nutritionists

  • As nutritionists and dietitians, she sometimes see that we restrict ourselves only to our subject. In this time and age, it is very crucial to study the changing landscape of food and nutrition and to evolve with it 
  • Research about what is out there, reach out to influencers and organizations to tell them about yourself and your food philosophy, collaborate with fitness companies and plunge into something that you have never tried before
  • The key is doing and making things happen relentlessly
  • Your dream job is not just going to walk through that door, roll your sleeves up and unveil what you truly deserve

 We wish Akansha All The Very Best For Future

 - Team NII


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