Ammatanda Raksha Changappa

Ammatanda Raksha Changappa(PhD) from Kodagu is one of the best specialized Indian Dieticians-Nutritionist. She is a published nutrition author and nutrition panelist. She is a nutrition activist who has won many accolades and awards in her professional field. She is the founder and owner of Nutrewise, a nutrition, diet and weight management consultancy in Bangalore.

Family

Father

Col Ammatanda K Changappa

Mother

Ammatanda (Bollachanda) Geetha Changappa(Economist)

Education

• She did her Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics – Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
• Completed her master degree in Food & Nutrition – VHD Central Institute, Bangalore
• MBA in Marketing- Welingkar Institute of Management, Bangalore
• PhD on Nutrition Sciences that is related to the broad topic of `Weight Management and the Urban Indian Woman

Career

• Raksha Changappa started her career as a lecturer in Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. later she worked as a nutrition faculty in the educational institute of a well-known health care chain. She later served as institute head for the same educational institute.
• She then worked in managerial and senior managerial positions, in the healthcare oriented, independent profit centres of the same company

Achievements

• She has the distinction of being the University 1st rank holder and gold medallist in Food & Nutrition at the master degree level.
• Raksha is the sole practitioner in the country to plan evidence-based diets for the rarest of rare disorder like phenylketonuria, Sjogren’s syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and challenging disorders e.g. cancer, HIV+ve status.
• Prior to starting her private practice, her professional experience spanned research, academia, and healthcare. She had also trained in clinical settings of hospitals, conducted field and laboratory research, and formulated reports on extensive nutrition topics.
• She is India’s most awarded and best specialized, clinical dietitian and nutritionist.
• She practices modern, evidence-based nutrition and dietetics, which is not an alternative medicine  (as opposed to Ayurveda or Macrobiotics or Naturopathy) as per international norms, but is complementary to, and in line with modern allopathic medicine.
• She formulated reports on extensive nutrition topics at organizations like Narayana Hrudayalaya, Victoria Hospital, BM Jain Hospital, ISKCON, University of Agricultural Sciences, RV Dental College, KC Das and Bishop Cotton Girls School. 
• She has been interviewed and quoted in print and electronic media like Times of India, DNA, Deccan Herald, New Indian Express, Bangalore Mirror, Femina, The Week-Smart Life, Business Economics and more.

Awards

• Padma Bhushan Dr MC Modi Award for Meritorious Nutritionist, 2005
• University 1st rank & Gold Medal, MSc (Food & Nutrition), 2004
• Dr B Susheela Lingaiah Gold Medal, for highest marks in all branches of MSc, 2004
• Gold Medal for highest marks in MSc (Food & Nutrition), 2004
• Nirmala Rao Award, for Best Nutritionist, MSc (Food & Nutrition), 2004
• Atria Hotel, Bangalore, Golden Jubilee Award, for Best Nutritionist, BSc (Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics)
• She was featured as a Bangalore “Local Hero” by Times of India in 2008,
• She was placed first in the StyleCraze.Com “Top 10 Nutritionists of India” list from 2016-17
• She was listed as a “Personality of Karnataka State” by Karnataka.Com in 2015
• She was listed as an eminent Bangalorean by Bangalorean.com  in 2018