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Shweta Khandelwal, Visiting Professor

Shweta Khandelwal

Visiting Professor, Bagchi School of Public Health

PhD (University of Delhi)

+91.79.61911000

[email protected]

   


Research Interests: Nutrition Epidemiology, Policy, Public Health Nutrition, Food Systems, Chronic Diseases


Profile

Dr Shweta Khandelwal is an accomplished Public Health Nutrition leader with over 20 years of progressive experience in maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN), driving policy-relevant research, strategic implementation, and multi-sectoral integration. Currently, as Vice President, IPE Global and former Senior Advisor at Jhpiego and Head of Nutrition Research at PHFI, she leverages deep technical expertise in maternal nutrition and the double burden of malnutrition to strengthen national and regional programmes, overseeing government nutrition initiatives.

A pioneer in public health education, Dr Khandelwal was instrumental in launching the first-of-its-kind Public Health Nutrition (PHN) diploma course in India. This initiative, along with other short courses and her academic engagements, has been critical in strengthening the country's public health nutrition workforce. As a prolific researcher, she has authored over 180 publications, including key contributions to prestigious journals such as The Lancet, BMC Medical, and The Lancet South East Asia. Her research has been influential in shaping policy, particularly through her extensive global collaborations, including Wellcome Trust fellowships.

Her active roles on expert panels (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Food Safety Standards Authority of India, ICMR, NITI Aayog, NHRC) demonstrate a proven ability to influence evidence-based policymaking and mobilise resources for critical interventions such as preconception nutrition, anaemia reduction, and the promotion of sustainable, healthy diets. Uniquely positioned to refine strategic thinking and manage impactful research and policy grants, she has a track record of driving the scale-up of cost-effective maternal and child nutrition interventions and mobilising/redirecting resources towards high impact.

Research

  • PI of Maternal DHA Supplementation and Offspring Neurodevelopment in India (DHANI-2 trial) (December 1, 2015 – November 30, 2021)
  • PI of Effect of Supplementation during Pregnancy on Newborn Outcomes in India – the DHANI Randomized Controlled Trial (2013-2016)
  • Principal Investigator (PI): LANSA funded qualitative project on “Leveraging Fruit and Vegetable Supply Policies to Tackle the Dual Burden of Malnutrition in India” (December 2014-December 2016)
  • Co-PI: World Heart Federation funded qualitative study on “CARdiovascular Disease: Identification of Obstacles and Facilitators to Maximize Secondary Prevention Policy and Strategies (CARDIOMAPPS)” (July 2014-December 2015)
  • Co-Investigator on Wellcome Trust funded “Assessment of Dietary Salt Intake Levels among Adults in Delhi and Haryana, India” (2011-2014)
  • Co-Investigator   on   Dept   of   Biotechnology, Govt   of   India, funded “Diet, Inflammation and Cardio-Metabolic Outcomes in a Longitudinal Birth Cohort” (April 2013- July 2015)
  • Project coordinator for a trial “Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and/or Plant Sterol Supplementation on the Composite Risk Profile of Dyslipidemic Adults”

Publications

  • Manna, S., Roy, S. P., Lyngdoh, T., Chowdhury, R., Khandelwal, S., Thiruvengadam, R., Gupta, Y., Nair, M., Sharma, K. A., Radhika, A. G., Kulkarni, B., Bhatnagar, S., Yajnik, C. S., & Mukherjee, R. (2026). Identifying research priorities for gestational weight gain in India: A national prioritization exercise. Indian Journal of Medical Research. (In press).
  • Siddiqui, A., Yadav, S., & Khandelwal, S. (2026). Humanitarian planning in South Asia: Assessing fragility, preparedness and mapping nutritional aid organizations. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.21048/IJND.2025.62.3.48010
  • Khandelwal, S., & Siddiqui, A. (2025). Preconception nutrition. FOGSI Focus Journal, 10–16.
  • Khandelwal, S., Kaur, T., Kondal, D., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., Ramakrishnan, U., & Stein, A. D. (2025). Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and infant morbidity: Findings from DHANI trial. Indian Pediatrics, 62(3), 189–196.
  • Balagopalan, N., Siddiqui, A., Srivastava, A., Lalchandani, K., & Khandelwal, S. (2024). Challenges of women’s health and nutritional status of rural women. Journal of National Human Rights Commission, India, 23, 85–94.
  • Chaudhry, D., Khandelwal, S., Bahadur, C., Daniels, B., Bhattacharyya, M., Gangakhedkar, R., Desai, S., Das, J., & Long COVID Group. (2024). Prevalence of long COVID symptoms: An observational, follow-up study in Haryana, India. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 25, 100395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100395
  • Khandelwal, S., Arora, P., Ranjan, S., & Suri, S. (2024). Climate change adversely impacts public health and nutrition security: Unite, act and deliver. Observer Research Foundation Issue Brief.
  • Ware, L., Vermeulen, B., Maposa, I., Flood, D., Brant, L., Khandelwal, S., Singh, K., Soares, S., Jessen, N., Perman, G., Riaz, B. K., Sachdev, H. S., Allen, N. B., & Labarthe, D. R. (2024). Comparison of cardiovascular health profiles across population surveys from five high- to low-income countries. CJC Open, 6(3), 582–596.
  • Khandelwal, S., Kondal, D., Gupta, R., Chaudhry, M., Dutta, S., Ramakrishnan, L., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., Ramakrishnan, U., & Stein, A. D. (2023). Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in lactating women increases breast milk and erythrocyte membrane docosahexaenoic acid concentrations and alters infant n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7(10), 102010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.102010
  • Khanna, P., & Khandelwal, S. (2023). Rising maternal obesity: Implications and way forward. Kurukshetra, 71(10), 39–43.
  • Roshania, R. P., Yates, J., McIntyre, L., Chancellor, T., Fivian, E., Hill, M., Isoto, R., Marinda, P., Narayanan, S., Whatford, L., Zotor, F., & Khandelwal, S. (2023). Assessing needs for interdisciplinarity in agriculture, nutrition, and health education. Global Food Security. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100691
  • Narayan, K. M. V., Varghese, J. S., Beyh, Y. S., Bhattacharyya, S., Khandelwal, S., Krishnan, G. S., Siegel, K. R., Thomas, T., & Kurpad, A. V. (2023). A strategic research framework for defeating diabetes in India: A 21st century agenda. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41745-022-00354-5
  • Kapoor, R., Singh, N., Nguyen, P. H., Singh, S. K., Dwivedi, L. K., Pedgaonkar, S., Puri, P., Chauhan, A., Meena, H. K., Khandelwal, S., & Chamois, S. (2023). How is India doing on malnutrition and non-communicable diseases? Insights from the National Family Health Surveys (2005–06 to 2019–21) (Data Note No. 92). International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  • Wang, Z., Chaudhry, M., Mistry, R., Needham, B. L., Baylina, A., Mancuso, P., Singh, K., & Khandelwal, S. (2022). A mixed-methods study on the dietary practices of early postpartum women during the summer rainy season in Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2136171
  • Khandelwal, S., Mehra, M., & Singh, A. (2022). Impact on public health nutrition services due to COVID-19 pandemic in India: A scoping review of primary studies on health and social security determinants affecting the first 1000 days of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21).
  • Sachs, J. D., Karim, S. S. A., Aknin, L., Allen, J., Brosbøl, K., Colombo, F., Barron, G. C., Espinosa, M. F., Gaspar, V., Gaviria, A., Haines, A., Hotez, P. J., Koundouri, P., Bascuñán, F. L., Lee, J., Pate, M. A., Ramos, G., Reddy, K. S., Serageldin, I., Thwaites, J., Vīķe-Freiberga, V., Wang, C., Were, M. K., Xue, L., Bahadur, C., Bottazzi, M. E., Bullen, C., Laryea-Adjei, G., Amor, Y. B., Karadag, O., Lafortune, G., Torres, E. L., Barredo, L., Bartels, J. G. E., Joshi, N., Hellard, M., Huynh, U. K., Khandelwal, S., Lazarus, J. V., & Michie, S. F. (2022). The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01585-9
  • Khandelwal, S., Kondal, D., Chakravarti, A. R., Dutta, S., Banerjee, B., Chaudhry, M., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., Ramakrishnan, U., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., & Stein, A. D. (2022). Infant and young child feeding practices in an Indian maternal–child birth cohort in Belagavi, Karnataka. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5088. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095088
  • Khandelwal, S., & Khanna, P. (2022). Maternal and child health. Kurukshetra, 70(4), 31–37.
  • Chaudhry, M., Jaacks, L., Bansal, M., Mahajan, P., Singh, A., & Khandelwal, S. (2021). A direct assessment of the external domain of food environments in the National Capital Region of India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.726819
  • Gupta, R., Dhatwalia, S., Chaudhry, M., Kondal, D., Stein, A. D., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., Ramakrishnan, L., & Khandelwal, S. (2021). Standardization and validation of assay of selected omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from phospholipid fraction of red cell membrane using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. Journal of Analytical Science and Technology, 12(1), 33.
  • Rai, R. K., Kumar, S. S., Prasannanavar, D., Khandelwal, S., & Rajkumar, H. (2021). Role of a nation-wide public intervention of nutrition supplementation to pregnant mothers in reduction of low birthweight and neonatal mortality in India. British Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521000982
  • Khandelwal, S., Kondal, D., Chaudhary, M., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., Pujeri, G., Mane, S., Kudachi, Y., Gupta, R., Ramakrishnan, U., Stein, A. D., Prabhakaran, D., & Tandon, N. (2021). Prenatal maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation and newborn anthropometry in India: Findings from DHANI. Nutrients, 13(3), 730.
  • Khandelwal, S., Kondal, D., Chaudhary, M., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., Metgud, D., Joglekar, S., Kamate, M., Divan, G., Gupta, R., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., Ramakrishnan, U., & Stein, A. D. (2020). Effect of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation on offspring neurodevelopment at 12 months in India: A randomized controlled trial. Nutrients.
  • Chatterjee, P. (2021). India’s child malnutrition story worsens. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 5(5), 319–320.
  • Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium. (2020). The COVID-19 crisis will lead to increased childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31647-0
  • Khandelwal, S., Kondal, D., Chaudhary, M., Patil, K., Metgud, D., Joglekar, S., Kamate, M., Divan, G., Gupta, R., Prabhakaran, D., Tandon, N., Ramakrishnan, U., & Stein, A. D. (2020). Maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation and offspring neurodevelopment in India (DHANI). Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(Supplement_2), 851. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_056
  • Anand, S., Shivashankar, R., Kondal, D., Garg, V., Khandelwal, S., Gupta, R., Krishnan, A., Amarchand, R., Poulter, N., Reddy, K. S., Prabhakaran, D., & Mohan, S. (2020). Potassium intake in India: Opportunity for mitigating risks of high-sodium diets. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(2), 302–312.
  • Khandelwal, S., & Kurpad, A. (2019). A vision for nutrition research in Asia. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 40(2), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119851637
  • Khandelwal, S., Chaudhry, M., & Gupta, A. (2019). Oils and fats consumed in Indian diet: Effect on anthropometric and lipid profiles and risk to chronic diseases. Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 7(3), 1214–1239.
  • Chaudhry, M., Patil, K., Swamy, M. K., & Khandelwal, S. (2019). Antepartum risk assessment for pregnant women visiting a tertiary care university teaching hospital in southern India. Indian Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9(1), 19–25.
  • Khandelwal, S., Verma, G., Shaikh, N. I., Siegel, K. R., Soni, D., Soni, D., & Thow, A. M. (2019). Mapping of policies related to fruit and vegetables accessibility in India. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2019.1595254
  • Khandelwal, S., & Ramakrishnan, U. (2019). Supplementing mothers and their offspring with long-chain ω-3 PUFAs offers no benefit compared with placebo in infant development. The Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy308
  • Khandelwal, S. (2019). Nutrition and cardiovascular diseases. PFNDAI Bulletin, 3–8.
  • Garg, V., Shivshankar, R., Khandelwal, S., et al. (2018). Knowledge, attitude and practices related to dietary salt intake among adults in North India. Public Health Nutrition, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018003518
  • Khandelwal, S., Babu, G., & Kurpad, A. (2018). Nutrition research and policy. Nature India, 29–30. https://doi.org/10.1038/nindia.2018.168
  • Khandelwal, S., Rodrigues, R., & Osrin, D. (2018). Public health and implementation research. Nature India, 49–51.
  • Shridhar, K., Kinra, S., Gupta, R., Khandelwal, S., Prabhakaran, D., Cox, S. E., & Dhillon, P. K. (2018). Serum calcium levels, chronic inflammation and glucose metabolism: A cross-sectional analysis in Andhra Pradesh parents and children study (APCaPS). Current Developments in Nutrition, 3(3), nzy085. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzy085
  • Khandelwal, S., Swamy, M. K., Patil, K., Kondal, D., Chaudhry, M., Gupta, R., Divan, G., Kamate, M., Ramakrishnan, L., Bellad, M. B., Gan, A., Kodkany, B. S., Martorell, R., Reddy, K. S., Prabhakaran, D., Ramakrishnan, U., Tandon, N., & Stein, A. D. (2018). The impact of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on neurodevelopment of the offspring in India (DHANI): Trial protocol. BMC Pediatrics, 18, 261.
  • Khandelwal, S. (2018). Potential role of pulses in mitigation of chronic disease burden in India. In Proceedings & abstracts souvenir of the national seminar on promoting pulses for food, nutrition and health security (pp. 3–8).
  • Thow, A. M., Verma, G., Soni, D., Soni, D., Beri, D. K., Kumar, P., Siegel, K. R., Shaikh, N., & Khandelwal, S. (2018). How can public health and agriculture actors work together to support fruit and vegetable affordability and accessibility? A qualitative policy analysis in India. Food Policy.
  • Kalita, S., Khandelwal, S., Madan, J., Pandya, H., Sesikeran, B., & Krishnaswamy, K. (2018). Almonds and cardiovascular health: A review. Nutrients, 10, 468.
  • Khandelwal, S. (2018). Can the National Nutrition Mission address the nutrition maladies in India? BMJ Global Health Blogs.
  • Sareen, R., Arora, A., Chaudhry, M., & Khandelwal, S. (2018). The role of omega-3 fatty acids in gestational diabetes mellitus management: A review. The Indian Practitioner, 71(9), 29–35.
  • Peck, V., Nambiar, L., Saxena, M., Leong, D., Banerjee, A., Werba, J. P., Faria Neto, J. R., Quinto, K., Moniruzzaman, M., & Khandelwal, S. (2018). Exploring the barriers to and facilitators of using evidence-based drugs in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: Findings from a multi-stakeholder, qualitative analysis. Global Heart, 13(1), 27–34.e17.
  • Khandelwal, S., Kurpad, A., & Narayan, V. (2018). Global non-communicable diseases—the nutrition conundrum. Frontiers in Public Health, 6, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00009
  • Khandelwal, S., Paul, T., & Haddad, L. (2017). Postgraduate nutrition education in India: What is being taught? An analysis of course content. World Nutrition, 8(2), 1–20.
  • Khandelwal, S., Srivastava, A., Paul, T., Nisbett, N., & Laxminarayan, R. (2016). Exploring perspectives on public health nutrition in India: A qualitative analysis. National Journal of Public Health, 1(3), 106–117.
  • Banerjee, A., Khandelwal, S., Nambiar, L., Saxena, M., Peck, V., Moniruzzaman, M., Faria Neto, J. R., Quinto, K., Smyth, A., Leong, D., & Werba, J. P. (2016). Health system barriers and facilitators to medication adherence for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review. Open Heart, 3, e000438.
  • Thow, A. M., Kadiyala, S., Khandelwal, S., Menon, P., Downs, S., & Reddy, K. S. (2016). Towards food policy for the dual burden of malnutrition: An exploratory policy space analysis in India. Food and Nutrition Bulletin.
  • Nambiar, L., Bhimjiani, A., & Khandelwal, S. (2015). A systematic review to assess the impact of physical activity intervention on people with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 5, 807–819.
  • Khandelwal, S., Sharma, M., & Zodpey, S. (2015). Academic initiative in public health nutrition: A case study. International Journal of Research in Education Methodology, 7(3), 1213–1218.
  • Khandelwal, S., Khan, S., Siegel, K., Shaikh, N., & Thow, A. M. (2015). Leveraging fruit and vegetable supply policies to tackle the dual burden of malnutrition in India and Bangladesh. In Proceedings of the VII Edition of the EGEA (p. 99).
  • Mohan, S., Shivashankar, R., Khandelwal, S., Anand, S., Kondal, D., Krishnan, A., Amarchand, R., Poulter, N., Reddy, K. S., & Prabhakaran, D. (2015). Dietary sodium, potassium levels and sodium potassium ratios in India using 24-hour urinary excretion assessment. Circulation, 132, A19644.
  • Nambiar, L., Bhimjiani, A., & Khandelwal, S. (2014). A systematic review to assess the impact of physical activity intervention on people with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(Suppl 1), e117.
  • Khandelwal, S., Dayal, R., Bhalla, S., & Paul, T. (2014). A review of government programmes for women and children in India: Implications for nutrition during the thousand day period. Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 51, 322–339.
  • Trichopoulou, A., Martinez-Gonzalez, M. A., Tong, T. Y., Forouhi, N. G., Khandelwal, S., Prabhakaran, D., Mozaffarian, D., & de Lorgeril, M. (2014). Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: Views from experts around the world. BMC Medicine, 12, 112.
  • Khandelwal, S., Paul, T., Nambiar, L., & Laxminarayan, R. (2014). Strengthening public health nutrition education in India. Transform Nutrition Research Brief, (1).
  • Khandelwal, S., & Kurpad, A. (2014). Nurturing public health nutrition education in India. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68, 539–540.
  • Khandelwal, S., Paul, T., Haddad, L., Bhalla, S., Gillespie, S., & Laxminarayan, R. (2014). Postgraduate education in nutrition in South Asia: A huge mismatch between investments and needs. BMC Medical Education, 14, 3.
  • World Cancer Research Fund International. (2013). Food, nutrition, diet and non-communicable diseases: Key reasons to consider NCDs in policies to address major nutritional challenges.
  • Khandelwal, S. (2013). Is nutrition security attainable by providing food security alone? Nutritional Nutraceuticals Functional Foods Dietary Supplements (NuFFooDS), 1(2), 22.
  • Khandelwal, S., & Reddy, K. S. (2013). Eliciting a policy response for the rising epidemic of overweight-obesity in India. Obesity Reviews, 14(Suppl 2), 114–125.
  • Muthiah, M., Sivanandham, R., Kannan, R., Khandelwal, S., & Mohan, S. K. (2013). Analysis of serum oxidant–antioxidant status in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences, 4(3), 449–453.
  • Khandelwal, S., Siegel, K., & Narayan, K. M. V. (2013). Nutrition research in India: Underweight, stunted or wasted? Global Heart, 8(2), 131–137.
  • Finzer, L., Ajay, V., Ali, M., Shivashankar, R., Goenka, S., Sharma, P., Pillai, D., Khandelwal, S., Tandon, N., Reddy, K. S., Narayan, K. M. V., & Prabhakaran, D. (2013). Fruit and vegetable purchasing patterns and preferences in South Delhi. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 52(1), 1–20.
  • Khandelwal, S., Kelly, L., Malik, R., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2013). Impact of omega-6 fatty acids on cardiovascular outcomes: A review. Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2(3), 325–336.
  • Khandelwal, S., Shidhaye, R., Demonty, I., Lakshmy, R., Gupta, R., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2013). Impact of omega-3 fatty acids and/or plant sterol supplementation on non-HDL cholesterol levels of dyslipidemic Indian adults. Journal of Functional Foods, 5(1), 36–43.
  • Khandelwal, S., Shidhaye, R., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2012). Impact of plant sterols, fish oil omega-3s and their combination on HDL-C in Indian adults. Circulation, 125(19), e912.
  • Khandelwal, S., Dayal, R., Jha, M., Zodpey, S., & Reddy, K. S. (2012). Mapping of nutrition teaching and training initiatives in India: Need for public health nutrition. Public Health Nutrition, 15(11), 2020–2025.
  • Khandelwal, S., Huffman, M., Shah, S., Kishore, S., & Siegel, K. (2011). Non-communicable, chronic disease training and education needs in India: Perspectives from young professionals. Global Heart, 6(4), 195–199.
  • Siegel, K. R., Kishore, S. P., Huffman, M. D., Aitsi-Selmi, A., Baker, P., Bitton, A., Ding, E. L., Feigl, A. B., Khandelwal, S., Mwatsama, M., Rapkin, N., Seligman, B., & Vedanthan, R. (2011). Trans-disciplinary education and training for non-communicable, chronic disease prevention and control. Global Heart, 6(4), 191–193.
  • Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network. (2011). The young professionals chronic disease network manifesto on NCDs: The social justice issue of our generation. Global Heart, 6(4), 201–210.
  •  Khandelwal, S. (2011). Capacity building in the primary prevention of NCDs: Realizing the scope of public health nutrition. In Proceedings of the National Conference on Nutrition in Metabolic Disorders (pp. 54–57).
  • Aitsi-Selmi, A., Baker, P., Ding, E. L., Feigl, A. B., Khandelwal, S., et al. (2011). Young professionals’ global chronic disease movement case study: Policy innovators addressing NCDs. In Commonwealth Health Ministers Update 2011 (p. 93).
  • Khandelwal, S., Udipi, S., & Ghugre, P. (2010). Polyphenols and tannins in Indian pulses: Effect of soaking, germination and pressure cooking. Food Research International, 43(2), 526–530.
  • Khandelwal, S., Demonty, I., Jeemon, P., Lakshmy, R., Mukherjee, R., Gupta, R., Singh, Y., Passi, S. J., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2010). Impact of plant sterols, fish oil omega-3s and their combination on LDL-C and LDL particle-size in Indian adults. Atherosclerosis Supplements, 11(2), 55.
  • Khandelwal, S., Demonty, I., Jeemon, P., Lakshmy, R., Mukherjee, R., Gupta, R., Snehi, U., Niveditha, D., Singh, Y., van der Knaap, H. C. M., Passi, S. J., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2009). Independent and interactive effects of plant sterols and fish oil omega-3 fatty acids on plasma lipid profile. British Journal of Nutrition, 1–11.
  • Khandelwal, S., Demonty, I., Jeemon, P., Lakshmy, R., Mukherjee, R., Gupta, R., Snehi, U., Niveditha, D., Singh, Y., Passi, S. J., Prabhakaran, D., & Reddy, K. S. (2008). Plant sterols, fish oil omega-3s, and their combination improve plasma lipid profile. Atherosclerosis Supplements, 9(1), 137.

Book Chapters

  • Khanna, P., Garg, S., & Khandelwal, S. (in preparation). The impact of climate change on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition: An IPCC risk framework analysis.
  • Khandelwal, S., & Siddiqui, A. (under review). The influence of maternal health and nutrition on fetal development. In Child health and nutrition from conception to age two: Policies and practices in public health. Springer.
  • Khandelwal, S., & Siddiqui, A. (2025). Preconception nutrition. In FOGSI Focus (September issue). https://www.fogsi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FOGSI-FOCUS-Booklet_03Sep-2025.pdf
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