Dr. Goldsmith was internationally recognized as a clinical nutritionist and authority on dietary diseases. Her work established niacin deficiency as the cause of pellagra and also established the metabolism and minimum requirements for tryptophan and niacin.

In addition, Dr. Goldsmith was:

• responsible for clarification of the specific roles of folic acid and vitamin B-12 in the diet
• established criteria for evaluating nutritional status pertaining to anemias
• an early advocate of the relationship between atherosclerosis and dietary fat and lipids