Dr. Hitha Bhankharia

ORAL PRESENTATIONS & WEBINARS:

Virtual ENDObesity 2.0 Congress 2022:

Webinar on Intermittent Fasting in Obesity

Webinar on "Recent Advances in Diabetes Management during the Pandemic" Alumini of Dr BMN College of Home Science December 2020:

Webinar on ‘Impact of Intermittent Fasting & Ketogenic diet in Diabetes Mellitus’

Malaysia 2016:

• Oral Presentation at the 3rd International Conference for Post Graduate Research 2016, Penang, Malaysia – presented on 1st December 2016.

New Delhi 2012:

• Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Food Nutrition Technology for Public Health Care, 2012, New Delhi.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Impact of Diet on Nutrient Intake, Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Meals of Urban Indian Diabetic Population. Asian Pac. J. Health Sci., (2023); DOI: 10.21276/apjhs.2023.10.1.12.

2. Nutrient Diversity and its Association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Urban Indian Population. Asian Pac. J. Health Sci., (2023); DOI: 10.21276/apjhs.2023.10.1.13.

3. Oats: A Mutli-functional grain. J Clin Prev Cardiol 2016; 5:9-17.

4. A Prospective, open label, parallel group, randomized controlled clinical study to evaluate the effect of flavoured oats in pre-diabetes subjects – Late breaking poster at American Association of Clinical Cardiologists.

5. A evaluating the efficacy of blended oil in comparison with antioxidants in olive oil – Late breaking poster at American Association of Clinical Cardiologists.

6. 2012: Submitted a research paper on – An Assessment of Nutritional Status of Sunni Muslim High school and junior college students – A Gender Comparison in Mumbai City. – in the International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health sponsored by ICMR.

7. 2011: Presented in Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai on Innovative Product Development. 2011:Presented a poster and submitted a review article on Resistance Starch in All India

8. Self-Government of Food Technology.

9. 2009:Worked with Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Food and Nutrition from Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition.

10. 2008: Conducted research – To study the iron status of women from the age group of 17 years to 37 years and to develop a food product from lotus stem and study its efficacy on iron deficiency anaemia. 2007: Participated in the cultural and academic exchange program organized by Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science with La Providence, Blois, from 18th January to 1st February in France and from 15th to 27th February in India in 2007.

2015:

· Best Research Award, 2015.

· Innovation Spark Award in Saffola Fit Foodie, 2015

· Value Walkers Award in Rapid Scale up of Saffola Foods Business, 2015.

2014:

· Innovation to Make a Difference Award at launch of Saffola Total, 2014.