Beth Spicer has 20+ years experience in medical and social research, working at Duke University, GlaxoSmithKline, and other NC institutions. She has published numerous health-related articles, a food counts guide, and is working on more. Her educational background includes bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and The College of William & Mary. Beth currently resides in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina with her husband and two children.
Beth’s Books
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 | Food, Glorious Food Food, Glorious Food is a comprehensive guide to nutrient values for more than 12,000 natural, packaged, and restaurant foods, specially formatted for PCs, ebook readers, smartphones, and tablets. Each entry is presented in the familiar nutrition label format, with resizable font and reflowable text, and is easily searchable with active links and multi-layered indexes. |
Beth’s Articles
On this site:
- When All Natural is Anything But – the Kashi Controversy
Research into Kashi's cereals finds that they are made with 100% GMO soy-not what most of us consider "all natural". - Coffee Can Extend Your Life – Really!
In a New England Journal of Medicine study of 400,000 aging Americans, the NIH once again proved that coffee drinking is good for your heart, and a bunch of other organs, too. - You Can Get There From Here
An examination of several so-called "appetite suppressant" drugs, with insight into how these products actually modify your body chemistry to cause significant, lasting weight loss. - Through Thick and Thin
A research review of two major physiologic differences between "natural fatties" and "natural thinnies", and how those differences affect energy expenditure, causing the same number of input calories to result in variable amounts of fat deposition. - The Real Bathroom Scales
A real-world study of how the body's energy expenditure variables respond to changes in intake...or, why your last diet didn't "take". - The Calculus of Calorie Counting
A look at the "new math" behind the calorie equation, and why we can't fool our fat-o-stats with step-aerobics and Lean Cuisines. - The Biggest Medical Myth of All Time
The greatest medical myth of all time is that obesity, or any degree of excessive body fatness, is the direct result of excessive food intake and/or insufficient exercise. What hard evidence exists to controvert this belief?
On Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong.com:
98 Percent Fat Free Foods
Average Weight Loss Using Phentermine
Calorie & Fat Count In Grapes
Calorie Burning Information
Calorie Count For Sweet Potatoes
Calorie Information For Fiber One Muffins
Calories Burned Lifting Weights
Calories Burned Using A Stationary Bike
Calories Used By Walking & Running
Exercise Calorie Burning Information
Fastin Compared To Adipex
High Calorie Density Foods
High Carbohydrate Low Calorie Foods
High-calorie, High-protein Foods
How To Calculate Calories Burned In A 10k
How To Calculate Calories Needed Per Day
How To Calculate Calories Of My Recipes
How To Calculate How Many Calories You Need Per Day With Your RMR
How To Calculate Kilocalories
How To Calculate Nutrition Information
How To Calculate Nutritional Information
How To Count & Calculate Calories
How To Count Calories
How To Count Food Calories
How To Estimate Calories Burned In A Day
How To Estimate The Calories You Burn Daily
No Fat, Very Low Calorie Foods
Pantene Relaxed Natural Ingredients
Phentermine And Weight Loss
Phentermine Diet Pills To Lose Weight
The Average Monthly Weight Loss Using Phentermine
What Is A Good Amount Of Calories Burned In A Workout?
What Is The Fat, Fiber And Calories Of A Banana
