Name: Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk By John Whyte, MD, MPH
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Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk Summary

Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk by John Whyte, MD, MPH

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. You have the power to reduce your risk, and WebMD's Dr. John Whyte, MD will show you just how easy it is to do it.

You have heart disease are words no one ever wants to hear. But, what if there was a way for fewer people, including yourself, to hear those words?

In Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk, Dr. Whyte shares straightforward information to help you on your health journey, including:

a risk calculator to assess your personal risk level
a four-week meal plan with tasty recipes
an exercise guide to help you move your body without needing to purchase fancy equipment
discussion of various digital tools and apps and whether they're worth the money

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death. However, by proactively living a heart-friendly lifestyle, you can mitigate your risk for years to come.

About John Whyte, MD, MPH

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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CIN0785240691VG

ISBN 13

9780785240693

ISBN 10

0785240691

Title

Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk by John Whyte, MD, MPH

Author

John Whyte, MD, MPH

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Used - Very Good

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Hardback

Publisher

HarperCollins Focus

Year published

20230214

Number of pages

304

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