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Take control of your heart disease risk / John Whyte.

by Whyte, John J., 1966-

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Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC, 2023.

Coronary heart disease.

Coronary heart disease -- Nutritional aspects.

Coronary heart disease -- Prevention.

Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.

9780785240693 (hc.)

xvii, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Reduce your risk of heart disease--the leading cause of death among Americans--with diet, exercise, and other health strategies from WebMD's Dr. John Whyte."--From publisher.

John Whyte, MD, MPH, is a popular physician and writer who has been communicating to the public about health issues for nearly two decades. In his role as chief medical officer of WebMD, Whyte leads efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. Prior to WebMD, Whyte served as the director of professional affairs and stakeholder engagement at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration. Whyte worked with health care professionals, patients, and patient advocates, providing them with a focal point for advocacy, enhanced two-way communication, and collaboration, assisting them in navigating the FDA on issues concerning drug development, review, and drug safety. He also developed numerous initiatives to address diversity in clinical trials. Prior to this, Whyte worked for nearly a decade as the chief medical expert and vice president, health and medical education, at Discovery Channel, the leading nonfiction television network. In this role, Whyte developed, designed, and delivered educational programming that appealed to both a medical and lay audience. This included television shows as well as online content that won over fifty awards, including numerous Tellys, CINE Golden Eagles, and Freddies. Whyte is a board-certified internist. He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center and earned a master of public health degree in health policy and management at Harvard University School of Public Health. Prior to arriving in Washington, DC, Whyte was a health services research fellow at Stanford and attending physician in the department of medicine.

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