Dr. Aruna Mallya

Mrs Aruna Mallya is a senior dietitian in Mangaluru with 16 years of experience in clinical nutrition, dietetics, and therapeutic meal management, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.

She specialises in nutrition counselling for health and disease, meal management, and food science, and has contributed extensively to public nutrition education through over 150 published articles and a dedicated nutritional column in Udayavani newspaper.

She consults in English, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam.

Area of Expertise

Clinical Nutrition and Therapeutic Dietetics

Mrs Aruna Mallya provides structured dietary guidance for patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, with a focus on evidence-based nutritional management:

• Therapeutic diet planning for chronic disease management
• Medical nutrition therapy for hospitalised patients
• Diet modification for metabolic and lifestyle disorders
• Nutritional assessment and diet prescription
• Post-surgical and recovery nutrition planning

Nutrition in Health and Disease

Patients with conditions requiring dietary management including diabetes, hypertension, and obesity are counselled with individualised nutrition plans:

• Diabetic diet planning and glycaemic control
• Hypertension and cardiovascular diet management
• Weight management and obesity nutrition counselling
• Renal and hepatic diet planning
• Anaemia and micronutrient deficiency management

Sports Nutrition

Athletes and active individuals are guided with sport-specific nutrition strategies to support performance and recovery:

• Sports nutrition assessment and planning
• Pre and post-exercise nutrition guidance
• Protein and macronutrient optimisation for athletes
• Hydration strategy and electrolyte balance
• Weight category management for sportspersons

Paediatric and Family Nutrition

Children, adolescents, and families are counselled on age-appropriate nutrition and healthy eating habits to support growth and development:

• Child and adolescent nutrition assessment
• Growth monitoring and nutritional support
• Family nutrition education and meal planning
• Healthy vegetarian diet planning
• Population education on food habits and health

Geriatric Nutrition

Older adults with complex nutritional needs and age-related dietary challenges are evaluated and managed with appropriate dietary modifications:

• Nutritional assessment in elderly patients
• Diet planning for age-related chronic conditions
• Geriatric weight management and muscle preservation
• Micronutrient supplementation guidance
• Meal adaptation for swallowing and digestive changes

Credentials and Qualifications

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics
• MSc Nutrition and Dietetics
• PG Diploma in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition, Himalayan University
• PG Diploma in Dietetics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (2010)

Professional Memberships

• Life Member, Indian Dietetic Association, Coimbatore
• Founder, Indian Dietetic Association Chapter, South Kanara District

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Over 150 nutrition articles published in Udayavani, a leading Kannada daily newspaper, through the nutritional column Ahara-Vihara
• Articles published in Times of India, Pingaru, and Vijayakarnataka
• Article on Sports Nutrition published in the first edition of sports magazine Kreeda Darshini
• Article published in Azim Premji's Teachers Plus Magazine
• Article published in Life's On Magazine, Manipal Health Enterprises
• Radio interview on Akashavani Mangaluru on good food habits and healthy vegetarian cooking
• Guest speaker at corporate organisations including BASF, BPCL, MCF, and Infosys
• Guest speaker at KARGERICON Geriatric Conference, KMC Mangaluru
• Guest speaker at EUREKHA Conference, Karavali College of Laboratory Sciences
• Delegate at National Level Conference of Nutrition held in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Kolkata

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