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Dietitian, clinical nutritionist

Gulnar Akhmetova

Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. Food without bans: what works in an ordinary Kazakh kitchen Almaty Gulnar started in a hospital where menus follow a protocol, then moved into outpatient practice — and found there that the protocol and real life almost always diverge. Her consultations begin not with bans but with a question: what does the household usually cook, and who eats it. She dislikes the phrase "proper nutrition": in her view it creates the feeling of an exam the person keeps failing. Instead she offers concrete swaps inside familiar dishes, seasonal products, and respect for the dastarkhan that does not get cancelled for the sake of a diet. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, general medicine, 2012 Professional retraining in dietetics, 2014 Advises families with children and patients with type 2 diabetes Adapts recommendations to local products and seasonality

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Dietitian, clinical nutrition specialist

Madiyar Tleubayev

Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. A festive table without guilt and without extremes Shymkent Madiyar works in Shymkent, where a feast is not a dinner but an event lasting several days. He does not try to cancel the tradition, nor does he suggest replacing beshbarmak with salad. His approach is simpler: change the balance of dishes on the table, not their meaning. He says the most common mistake is arriving hungry to "save calories" and leaving with heaviness and guilt. In his materials for the site he explains how to keep respect for guests and for yourself at the same time, and why a smaller plate works better than willpower. South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, general medicine, 2010 Clinical nutrition residency, 2013 Leads hospital nutrition and consults at home Works with families during large celebrations and Ramadan

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