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Dr Shikha Sharma Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 4, 2026 • 3 min read

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BirthplaceKashmir

ProfessionNutritionist

NationalityIndian

FamilyKashmiri Pandit

Dr Shikha Sharma Biography

Dr Shikha Nehru Sharma is an Indian nutritionist and founder of Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth. Trained as an MBBS, she moved from clinical work into nutrition,建立

Early life and background

Dr Shikha Nehru Sharma was born in Kashmir and belongs to a Kashmiri Pandit family. She completed her schooling at Modern School, Vasant Vihar in Delhi and went on to study medicine at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, where she earned an MBBS degree.

Career

After qualifying as a doctor, Dr Shikha worked as a junior doctor at G.B. Pant Hospital in New Delhi. In the mid-1990s she moved away from full-time clinical practice to pursue ventures in the healthcare and nutrition space.

Her first entrepreneurial attempt, begun in 1995, did not succeed. She tried again in 1998 and launched NutriHealth Systems, a service offering nutrition consultation. Over time that organisation evolved into the brand known as Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth. In 2016 the company secured investment of Rs 12 crore from a Singapore-based firm, One Health Ventures, and the business was rebranded.

As part of the company’s expansion, Dr Shikha entered into a collaboration with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in India. She has described her ambition to build a trusted, technology-enabled nutrition advisory organisation and to position it as a national leader in nutrition research and services.

Public profile

Dr Shikha is visible in Indian media as a health and wellness coach and commentator. She has appeared on television outlets including NDTV, CNBC, Doordarshan, ABP News and Samay Live. For more than a decade she has written a weekly column for the Hindustan Times.

She is also the author of several practical books on diet and weight management, including Are You Feeding Your Hunger Or Your Emotions, 101 Weight Loss Tips and Weight Loss Cookbook.

Recognition

Her work has been acknowledged with multiple awards, including a Women Achiever Award from FICCI, the Gr8 Indian Women Award, a Women Achiever Award from the Bharat Nirman Society, recognition in preventive healthcare presented by former Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, and selection as one of India Today’s Top 50 Young Achievers.

Personal life

Publicly available information lists Dr Shikha’s nationality as Indian and her religion as Hinduism. Specific details about her age and marital status are not stated in the available record. Her physical profile lists a height of approximately 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) and notes black hair and black eyes.

Latest updates

Dr Shikha continues to lead her nutrition company and maintain a presence in media and print. Her stated aim for the business is to scale technology-led nutrition advisory and research services across India.

Books and influences

In addition to her authored diet and weight-loss titles, Dr Shikha has mentioned business and industrial biographies among her favourite reading, naming Henry Ford’s profile of the maker of the Model T and Lee Iacocca’s autobiography as influences.

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Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth (company evolution and funding)

Rebranded from NutriHealth Systems after securing Rs 12 crore investment from One Health Ventures in 2016 and expanded operations with Deloitte collaboration.

2016
Weekly columnist

Writes a weekly health and wellness column for the Hindustan Times (more than 10 years).

Books

Author of Are You Feeding Your Hunger Or Your Emotions; 101 Weight Loss Tips; Weight Loss Cookbook.

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Career Highlights

  1. Founder of Dr Shikha’s NutriHealth (formerly NutriHealth Systems)
  2. Worked as a junior doctor at G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi
  3. Recipient of Women Achiever Award from FICCI and other national honours
  4. Appears regularly on national TV channels as a health and wellness coach
  5. Weekly columnist for Hindustan Times for over a decade
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