Ayla Coussa has completed her degree in Dietetics & Human Nutrition at McGill University (Canada). She also obtained her Credentialed Practitioner Licence by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She went on to complete a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition at McGill. Ms. Coussa is specialized in diabetes and weight-loss management. She was the first practitioner to introduce Nutrigenomix© genetic testing in Quebec (Canada). Ms. Coussa has also been involved in academia at McGill University at the School of Dietetics & Human Nutrition and the Faculty of Medecine. As an ongoing advocate of public wellbeing, Ms. Coussa plays a pioneer role in guidelines’ development and teaching practises for diabetes. She has developed the first Arabic version of the Diabetes Prevention and Management Nutrition tool for the Canadian Diabetes Association.