Betty Schwartz is a Professor at the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry, a B.Sc. in Biology, an M.Sc. (with distinction) in Biology and a Ph.D. in Clinical Biochemistry from Ben–Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Her research keywords include the relationship between nutrition and gastrointestinal health, metabolic diseases, and cancer.