Purvi Shah is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and manages her private practice Diets And Life in San Jose. She belongs to a family of lacto-vegetarian food lovers. As a teenager, she was overweight and was often picked on and ridiculed. Love for food and fighting weight gain were the primary reasons she decided to study nutrition.She has worked with various hospitals and helped kids, and their families deal with multiple nutrition-related medical conditions.