Dietetics

Lakshika Dadigamuwage

Lakshika Dadigamuwage is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with both local and international qualifications. She is committed to providing evidence-based, high quality nutrition and dietetics services to the multicultural Canberra community. Lakshika enjoys considering a patient’s cultural background to deliver individual advice on food and nutrition for a sustainable lifestyle.

Lakshika earned a Special Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition with Honours, before working in both the public and private healthcare sectors in Sri Lanka and then Australia.

She completed her Master of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Canberra, with two research awards and a research publication in the British Journal of Nutrition.

She is experienced in providing nutritional therapy for a range of different conditions including weight management, diabetes (type 1 and 2), cardiovascular diseases, PCOS, food allergies and intolerances, Coeliac disease, IBS, and other gastrointestinal diseases. Lakshika also has a special interest in pregnancy and lactation nutrition, vegetarianism and paediatrics.

Lakshika prides herself on creating a non-judgmental and empathetic environment, for effective nutrition consultations.

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