Kamala Krishnaswamy

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Kamala Krishnaswamy
NationalityIndian
Alma materOsmania University, Karolinska institute
Scientific career
InstitutionsNational institute of Nutrition

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Obesity in the urban middle class in Delhi.[10]
  • Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Malnutrition.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kamala Krishnaswamy". Heinz Nutrition Foundation of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ Sheila Chander Vir (14 August 2011). Public Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Part I and II). WPI India. pp. 956–. ISBN 978-93-80308-75-3. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bamji (2009). Textbook Of Human Nutrition, 3/E. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Limited. pp. 524–. ISBN 978-81-204-1742-7. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr Kamala Krishnaswamy Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "National Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. (Ms) Kamala Krishnaswamy". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "The World Academy of Sciences - KRISHNASWAMY Kamala". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Milk adulteration: FSSAI proposes new norms". Deccan Herald. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Traditional oil best bet, shows study". Pushpa Narayan. Times of India. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. ^ "India: Wonder Foods: Spices". Women's Feature Service. 17 March 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016 – via HighBeam.
  10. ^ Vadera, Bhavin N; Yadav, Sudha B; Yadav, Babusingh S; Parmar, Dipesh V; Unadkat, Sumit V (2010). "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. 35 (4): 482–486. doi:10.4103/0970-0218.74346. ISSN 0970-0218. PMC 3026124. PMID 21278866.
  11. ^ Krishnaswamy, Kamala (1 January 1983). "Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics in malnutrition". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 4: 295–299. doi:10.1016/0165-6147(83)90411-X. ISSN 0165-6147. S2CID 72535592.


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