John “Wesley” McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RDN, LD, CSCS is director of lifestyle medicine for Suvida Healthcare, national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and advisory council member for the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative. A professional chef and dietitian, Dr. McWhorter is also a behavioral scientist, strength and conditioning specialist, cookbook author, and food as medicine expert. His research and work focus on nutrition equity and closing the divide between culinary literacy and nutrition education and policy through hands-on culinary medicine education. In addition to culinary school, Dr. McWhorter graduated from Kansas State University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch and a doctorate in health promotion and behavioral science from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. (Houston, TX)