About Me
Neha Agarwal is a professional nutritionist and diet expert. Her base lies in Delhi and belongs to doctors’ family milieu. Her academic background accounts for schooling from New Era Public School, heading it as captain and earning proficiency certificates in the subjects of physics, chemistry and biology. Graduating with B.Sc Home Science (Hons) from reputed Lady Irwin Collge (Delhi University) and pursuing her post graduation (M.Sc, Therapeutic Nutrition) from Institute of Home Economics (Delhi University). She has been appraised for her best dissertation and distinction in food science and microbiology. Following her dedication to the line of profession, she completed her Doctoral Research (Ph.D) from the well renowned Delhi University, INMAS and AIIMS Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Seema Puri, Dr. Kumud Khanna, Dr. R.K. Marwaha and Dr. Nikhil Tandon. Her intensive research in the area of ‘IMPACT OF NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE ON BONE MINERAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL GIRLS OF DELHI.’ served as an imperative social intervention. Being dynamic and an all rounder personality, she has been awarded proficiency for dance and dramatics as well. To mention few is the Durga Deulkar award in one act and street play at inter college level, performing for various prestigious organizations such as UNFPA and Urdu academy. Her creative expertise is also stretched at poster making where she has again received significant meritorious recognition.
Neha is presently running her own diet clinic (Neha`s Diet Centre) with a grand base of patients. Today she is seeing on an average of 50-60 patients per day for weight loss, weight gain, child health and therapeutic diet. The laurels of her success in the field is well reflected in the strength and satisfaction of the patients. To throw a light on her professional and academic journey, she interned at SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL, New Delhi. Aspects like institutional food administration, understanding and planning of therapeutic diets, management of kitchen and wards were a part of her training curriculum. She was trained at Ministry of Human Resource Development (Food & Nutrition Board) where she investigated large quantity food preparation and different preservation methods. As a part of training, she also contributed effectively to the project titled ‘Initiation of breast feeding cesarean section babies’ at the prestigious National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development (NIPCCD). Her work profile has been both in academics as well as clinical setting. She stepped into the practical realm with working as a Consultant Nutritionist in a Physiotherapy Health Clinic ‘PHY ACTION CENTRE’, ‘FOCUS HEALTH RETREAT’ Slimming center and Private Nursing Home, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi for a period of six months, 2003. Dealt with all therapeutic and slimming cases. She also gained experience of an NGO’ STREEBAL’ as ‘Training and Development Officer’ for a month in the field of women empowerment. Gaining administrative exposure as well she worked as Training Officer & Research Assistant for Casplan Project catering to National Feeding Programs (Midday Meal Program) funded by University Grants Commission (UGC). Simultaneously keeping her grasp intact at academics she worked in VLCC Academy as a guest lecturer (Foods & Nutrition) in Institute of Beauty & Health Management, New Delhi for a period of 3 months. Also taking lectures and practical’s for M.Sc. students of IGNOU on guest basis. She has also been going as an external examiner for Clinical Nutrition paper past two semesters. She also associated herself as a Guest Associate professor with in the Dept of Foods & Nutrition in IHE college (DU) as visiting faculty for a period of 1 year.
She has been conducting workshops in few schools and institutes on Health & Body Fitness ‘Health in Your Hands’ like Ryan International School, Mayur Vihar, N. Delhiespecially prepared for a group of 160 teachers for 15 days and for group of 120 teachers of K.R.Mangalam World School, New Delhi on Health and Fitness.
After completing her PhD, Dr. Neha followed her keen interest in obesity and child health. She moved to Singapore and participated in extensive workshops in advanced Pediatric and Bariatric Nutrition. This was the time that Dr. Neha learnt about the detailed management of chilhood obesity and how to tackle the specific problems in growing children.
Singapore Experience
After completing her PhD, Dr. Neha followed her keen interest in obesity and child health. She moved to Singapore and participated in extensive workshops in advanced Pediatric and Bariatric Nutrition .
This was the time that Dr. Neha leant about the detailed management of chilhood obesity and how to tackle the specefic problems in growing children.
Also she refined her skills in weight management while working with the morbidly obese who required dietary support followed by Bariatric Surgery at a later stage.
She also learnt how to manage the post operative patients after surgery and learnt about the maintenence therapy for such patients.
Also she refined her skills in weight management while working with the morbidly obese who required dietary support followed by Bariatric Surgery at a later stage.
She also learnt how to manage the post operative patients after surgery and learnt about the maintenance therapy for such patients.
Having aquired her skills in the feild of diet and nutrition, she started her practice in West Delhi at AMIT NURSING HOME -------NEHA`S DIET CENTER running past 11 years and today she had hundreds of satisfied clients to her name for weight loss, weight gain, therapeutic diet, skin, hair related diets.
Her constant effort in the area of nutrition and life style is well reflected in her papers published with reputed National and International journals and posters presentedat imperative conferences. To name a few are in the field of peripheral bone mineral density and its predictors in healthy school girls from two different socioeconomic groups in Delhi; Vitamin D status of apparently healthy schoolgirls from two different socioeconomic strata in Delhi: relation to nutrition and lifestyle; Impact of two regimens of vitamin D supplementation on Calcium – Vitamin D- PTH axis of school girls of Delhi etc. The list is exhaustive to mention her poster presentation at various national and international conferences. Her constant updation with the field comes along her association with reputed learned bodies such as Nutrition Society of India (NSI), Indian Dietetic Association (IDA) and The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISMBR).
This young, dynamic professional believes in nothing short of perfection. Strongly convicting in working to the best of her ability she ultimately proves as an asset to all the allied organizations.
Awards
- Merit certificates for academic (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and extra curricular activities (Dance, Dramatics) in senior scondary, 1998.
- Won best actress award for Dr. Durga Deulkar one act and street play in inter college competition (Lady Irwin College), 1998-2001.
- Street plays performed for All India UNFPA meet (1999), Jamia Milia Islamia, Urdu Academy and Indian Council for Child Welfare (1999).
- Commendation certificate for poster competition organized by Delhi Police, 2000.
- Participation certificates for 34th annual conference of Nutrition Society of India (NSI), 2001; 35th Annual conference of Indian Diabetic Association (IDA), 2002 and 9th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN), 2003.
- Merit certificate for distinction in Food Science & Microbiology in M.Sc. 2002.
- Won best dissertation award for M.Sc. Dissertation, 2003.
Membership of Learned Bodies
- Nutrition Society of India (NSI)
- Idian Dietetic Association (IDA)
- The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISMBR)
