Dr. Julian Subash Mendis

Dr. Julian Subash Mendis is a medical doctor with advanced training in Human Nutrition and a deep passion for tackling metabolic health challenges. He founded Nutrinex, Sri Lanka’s first online nutrition clinic, in 2019 with a mission to deliver evidence-based nutritional care to individuals across the region.

With a special focus on insulin resistance, diabetes remission, fatty liver disease, hypertension, and obesity, Dr. Mendis has helped hundreds of patients regain control of their health through targeted Medical Nutrition Therapy. He is also a strong advocate for longevity and healthy aging.

A former Head of the Food Safety Unit at the Public Health Department of Colombo City, he has also served as Nutrition Adviser to both the Sri Lanka National Badminton Team (2020–2021) and the National Football Team (2021). In 2023–2024, he practiced in Dubai as a General Practitioner at Al Noor Polyclinic, with a focus on medical nutrition.

Dr. Mendis played a key role in popularizing the importance of measuring fasting insulin and calculating the HOMA-IR index in both public and professional health circles. Through media appearances and social media outreach, he continues to educate the public on the role of nutrition in reversing chronic diseases, particularly diabetes.

His ultimate goal is to halt the diabetes epidemic in Sri Lanka and the region, and to empower as many patients as possible to achieve remission and a better quality of life.