K. Kalaivani

Kalaivani Krishnamurthy is a public-health nutrition professional and deputy director at the Nutrition Foundation of India in New Delhi. Her specialization is public-health nutrition, with a focus on nutritional status and the early recognition of undernutrition and overnutrition. Her research compares nutritional differences within families, including preschool children, mothers, and other women. She has contributed to scholarly work in community medicine and public health nutrition, examining how household and life-stage patterns shape nutritional risk. Krishnamurthy's role combines applied research, nutrition assessment, and public-health practice, supporting evidence-based approaches to identifying nutritional problems and improving health across communities.