Kavita Bakshi, is presently teaching Dietetics, at WTERI, Nagpur, Maharashtra. She has done her PG Diploma in Public Relations, PG Diploma in Dietetics, M.Sc, PhD (submitted) in Food and Nutrition from RTMNU. She is a certified Diabetic Educator and Nutrigenomics counsellor. She has organized more than 100 diet exhibitions for public awareness programs at various platforms like hospitals, industries, societies,corporates and participated in various health camps for diet counseling to the masses. She conducts Nutrition Education programmes for rural and urban school children of all age groups. The author is the honarary Secretary of Indian Dietetic Association, Nagpur chapter and a life member of IDA, NSI and ADE. She has published several articles in international journals on various topics viz: Obesity, Diabetes, Bone Mineral Density etc.