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John W. McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS

Director of Lifestyle Medicine
Suvida Healthcare

Dr. John "Wesley" McWhorter is a professional chef, registered dietitian, behavioral scientist, and food-as-medicine expert. Currently the Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Suvida Healthcare, he also serves as a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, an advisory council member for the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, and a community board member for the American Diabetes Association. Wesley is dedicated to advancing hands-on culinary medicine education and food-as-medicine programming, focusing on promoting nutrition equity. He frequently publishes academic and practice-oriented research, contributes to textbooks, and has authored a cookbook. Wesley previously served as an assistant professor at McGovern Medical School and the University of Texas School of Public Health, where he was also the Director of Culinary Nutrition for the Nourish Program. Wesley received his culinary training from the Florida Culinary Institute, his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University, his master's degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and his doctorate in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health in Houston, TX.

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