Lyn Nabors, Executive Vice President

Lyn Nabors is Executive Vice President of the Calorie Control Council and has been with the Council for over 20 years. She serves in leadership, strategic and administrative capacities for the Council and is especially involved in both scientific and health issues. She has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles on calorie and weight control topics, including low-calorie foods and beverages. Ms. Nabors was instrumental in the development of the Council's white paper, "Fat Reduction in Foods," a comprehensive technical review of ingredients and processing techniques used to lower the fat content of foods and beverages. She has spearheaded virtually all of the Council's activities regarding health, fitness and weight management, including the long-standing consumer campaigns, "Calories Still Count" and "Lighten Up & Get Moving." Ms. Nabors is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Public Health. A professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists, Ms. Nabors was a 1996-98 IFT Scientific Lecturer.

Beth Hubrich, M.S., R.D., L.D.

As Director of Health and Nutrition Communications of CaloriesCount.com, Beth Hubrich oversees all site content, comments on features and tools and supervises the staff of dietitians and nutritionists. She has served as a nutrition and food communications specialist for the Calorie Control Council for a number of years. For the Council, Ms. Hubrich plans and implements food and nutrition communications programs, serves as a spokesperson and works closely with the media. Ms. Hubrich has worked with CNN's "On the Menu" program and has written for The Tallahassee Democrat, Today's Dietitian and USA Today Magazine. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, as well as the Sports Cardiovascular and Nutrition Wellness practice group. Ms. Hubrich holds a B.S. degree in nutrition and food science from Florida State University, where she graduated cum laude. She also earned a Masters degree in nutrition and food science from Texas Woman's University and completed her dietetic internship at the Veterans Administration hospital in Houston. Through her internship she received training in clinical nutrition, management, food service, public relations, and community and public health. Ms. Hubrich has taught aerobics for several years and is certified in kickboxing. Recently, Ms. Hubrich became certified in Adult Weight Management by the American Dietetic Association.

The staff is counseled by some of the most credentialed scientific and health experts in the field of weight management. These include:

John Foreyt, Ph.D.

Dr. Foreyt is a leading authority on obesity, dieting and behavior. He is director of the Nutrition Research Clinic and Professor, Department of Medicine, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Foreyt is a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, a Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Therapy and Research Society, a Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and other professional organizations, and is an honorary member of the American Dietetic Association. Dr. Foreyt serves on many editorial boards including the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Eating Disorders, Obesity Research, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, American Journal of Health Promotion, Health Values, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Medicine, Exercise and Nutrition and Health. He has published many books and hundreds of articles regarding diet modification, cardiovascular risk reduction, eating disorders, and obesity.

Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE

Hope Warshaw is a dietitian (RD) and certified diabetes educator (CDE). She currently applies nearly 25 years of expertise in diabetes and nutrition to provide an array of consulting services through her business Hope Warshaw Associates. She works with people with diabetes, businesses with a diabetes or nutrition related product or focus, or with media and communications outlets. Ms. Warshaw is the author of 5 best-selling books: The Restaurant Companion: A Guide to Healthier Eating Out, Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating, Complete Guide to Carb Counting and The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible. American Diabetes Association publishes most of her books. Ms. Warshaw's freelance articles have appeared in PARADE, Cooking Light, Weight Watchers, SHAPE, Walking Magazine, Diabetes Self Management, COUNTDOWN, Diabetes Digest and Diabetes Forecast. Ms. Warshaw has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Graham Kerr's A Gathering Place, and TV Food Network, among others. Her web site is www.hopewarshaw.com.