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'''Kamala Krishnaswamy''' is an Indian scientist in nutrition. She is the former director of the [[National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad|National institute of Nutrition]]. She was also president of the Nutrition Society of India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hnfi.org/profile/krishnaswamy.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=480&width=600 | title=Kamala Krishnaswamy | publisher=Heinz Nutrition Foundation of India | accessdate=16 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812085523/http://www.hnfi.org/profile/krishnaswamy.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=480&width=600 | archive-date=12 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Vir2011">{{cite book|author=Sheila Chander Vir|title=Public Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Part I and II)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ykj7CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA956|accessdate=16 July 2016|date=14 August 2011|publisher=WPI India|isbn=978-93-80308-75-3|pages=956–}}</ref><ref name="Bamji2009">{{cite book|author=Bamji|title=Textbook Of Human Nutrition, 3/E|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqccfyPUqYUC&pg=PA524|accessdate=16 July 2016|year=2009|publisher=Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-204-1742-7|pages=524–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://insaindia.org.in/detail.php?id=N98-1233 | title=Dr Kamala Krishnaswamy Fellow | publisher=[[Indian National Science Academy]] | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>
'''Kamala Krishnaswamy''' is an Indian scientist in nutrition. She is a former director of the [[National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad|National institute of Nutrition]] from 1997 to 2002, and was the President of the Nutrition Society of [[India]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hnfi.org/profile/krishnaswamy.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=480&width=600 | title=Kamala Krishnaswamy | publisher=Heinz Nutrition Foundation of India | accessdate=16 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812085523/http://www.hnfi.org/profile/krishnaswamy.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=480&width=600 | archive-date=12 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Vir2011">{{cite book|author=Sheila Chander Vir|title=Public Health and Nutrition in Developing Countries (Part I and II)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ykj7CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA956|accessdate=16 July 2016|date=14 August 2011|publisher=WPI India|isbn=978-93-80308-75-3|pages=956–}}</ref><ref name="Bamji2009">{{cite book|author=Bamji|title=Textbook Of Human Nutrition, 3/E|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqccfyPUqYUC&pg=PA524|accessdate=16 July 2016|year=2009|publisher=Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-204-1742-7|pages=524–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://insaindia.org.in/detail.php?id=N98-1233 | title=Dr Kamala Krishnaswamy Fellow | publisher=[[Indian National Science Academy]] | accessdate=16 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Born on 4 April 1940 in Hyderabad in India,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. (Ms) Kamala Krishnaswamy |url=https://naas.org.in/detail.php?id=240 |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The World Academy of Sciences - KRISHNASWAMY Kamala |url=https://twas.org/directory/krishnaswamy-kamala |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
 
== Honors and Awards ==
The recipient of multiple awards, including Dr. VN Patwardhan Prize<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and the Dr. Kamala Menon Medical Research Award from the Indian Council of Medical Research;<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> the Ramachandran Oration Award from the Nutrition Foundation of India in 2011,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Dr. Gopalan Cenetenary Award of Nutrition Society of India in 2018<ref name=":1" /> and many others, Krishnaswamy was most recently honored with the Living Legend Award of International Union of Nutritional Sciences Award in 2022.<ref name=":0" />


==Biography==
==Biography==
She earned her MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine from [[Osmania University]]. She did training in clinical pharmacology in the [[Karolinska institute]] in [[Sweden]] under a [[World Health Organization]] fellowship. She joined the [[National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad|National institute of Nutrition]] in 1964 and became its director in 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/510206/milk-adulteration-fssai-proposes-norms.html | title=Milk adulteration: FSSAI proposes new norms | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=5 November 2015 | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Traditional-oil-best-bet-shows-study/articleshow/16647823.cms | title=Traditional oil best bet, shows study | publisher=[[Times of India]] | work=Pushpa Narayan | date=3 October 2012 | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India: Wonder Foods: Spices|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-809645011.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911204805/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-809645011.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|publisher=Women's Feature Service {{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}|accessdate=16 July 2016|date=March 17, 2003 }}</ref>
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, Hyderabad|National institute of Nutrition]] in 1964 and became its director in 1997.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/510206/milk-adulteration-fssai-proposes-norms.html | title=Milk adulteration: FSSAI proposes new norms | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=5 November 2015 | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Traditional-oil-best-bet-shows-study/articleshow/16647823.cms | title=Traditional oil best bet, shows study | publisher=[[Times of India]] | work=Pushpa Narayan | date=3 October 2012 | accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India: Wonder Foods: Spices|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-809645011.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911204805/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-809645011.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|publisher=Women's Feature Service|via=HighBeam|accessdate=16 July 2016|date=March 17, 2003 }}</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==


* Obesity in the urban middle class in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Vadera |first1=Bhavin N |last2=Yadav |first2=Sudha B |last3=Yadav |first3=Babusingh S |last4=Parmar |first4=Dipesh V |last5=Unadkat |first5=Sumit V |date=2010 |title=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 |journal=Indian Journal of Community Medicine |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=482–486 |doi=10.4103/0970-0218.74346 |issn=0970-0218 |pmc=3026124 |pmid=21278866}}</ref>
* Obesity in the urban middle class in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Vadera |first1=Bhavin N |last2=Yadav |first2=Sudha B |last3=Yadav |first3=Babusingh S |last4=Parmar |first4=Dipesh V |last5=Unadkat |first5=Sumit V |date=2010 |title=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 |journal=Indian Journal of Community Medicine |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=482–486 |doi=10.4103/0970-0218.74346 |issn=0970-0218 |pmc=3026124 |pmid=21278866 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Malnutrition.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Krishnaswamy |first=Kamala |date=1983-01-01 |title=Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics in malnutrition |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-6147%2883%2990411-X |journal=Trends in Pharmacological Sciences |language=en |volume=4 |pages=295–299 |doi=10.1016/0165-6147(83)90411-X |issn=0165-6147}}</ref>
* Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics in Malnutrition.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Krishnaswamy |first=Kamala |date=1983-01-01 |title=Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics in malnutrition |url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-6147%2883%2990411-X |journal=Trends in Pharmacological Sciences |language=en |volume=4 |pages=295–299 |doi=10.1016/0165-6147(83)90411-X |s2cid=72535592 |issn=0165-6147|url-access=subscription }}</ref>


==References==
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Kamala Krishnaswamy
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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  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.[dead link]
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "National Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. (Ms) Kamala Krishnaswamy". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "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.