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John "Wesley" McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS
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Houston, Texas
Areas of Expertise
- Fad Diets
- Culinary/Chef/Food is Medicine/Culinary Medicine
- Behavior and Lifestyle Modification
- Food Insecurity
- Nutrition Education for Physicians
McWhorter is the director of lifestyle medicine for Suvida Healthcare and is an advisory council member for the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, a nonprofit global network. A professional chef, McWhorter is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist, cookbook author, behavioral scientist and food as medicine expert. McWhorter graduated from the Florida Culinary Institute and earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University, a master's degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and a doctorate from The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health.
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