About
Kanita is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with the Dietitians Association of Australia and has 20 years of experience working across the healthcare sector.
- She has worked extensively in the medical and nutrition fields, both in Singapore and Australia, across various settings including hospitals, out-patient clinics, public health, community health, private practice, and academia.
- Kanita's PhD studies focused on maternal and child nutrition practices and impacts on overall health and wellbeing and is particularly interested in the parent/child food relationship and the intersection between the two.
- Her expertise led her to co-write the Chapter Nutrition During Infancy and Childhood in Food, Nutrition and Health (Oxford University Press,) a core text for nutrition undergraduate students.
- Kanita's career highlights include: - Working as a senior research dietitian/fellow at the Telethon Kids institute, - Teaching nutrition to undergraduates and future dietitians from the University of Wollongong, University of Sydney and Edith Cowan University.
- She also engages in health professional/workplace trainings; providing practical nutrition talks to GPs and other medical professionals e.g. nurses and allied health, schools and workplaces.
Special Interests
- Child and maternal health and dietetics
- Eating disorders
- Paediatric dietetics
- Sports dietetics
- Non-diet approach
Professional Associations
- Registered Dietitian - Dietitians Australia (DA.)
- DA mentor to provisional dietitians.
- Member of the Australian New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED.)
- Trauma-informed Dietitian
- Eating Disorder Credentialled (ANZAED.)
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Maternal and Child Nutrition (PhD) - The University of Sydney.
- Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MNutrDiet) - The Flinders University of South Australia.
- Bachelor of Science - Singapore.
- Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD), registered with Dietitians Australia (DA) and Medicare.
Training
- SOS approach to feeding (treating children with feeding difficulties)
- Trauma Informed Care
- HAES training
- Ellyn Slater’s Intuitive Eating Practices/ Division of Responsibility
- Monash University - Low FODMAP Diets