Wesley J Tucker, PhD, RDN is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences in Houston, Texas. He has a strong research background in the areas of Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Applied Cardiovascular Physiology. Prior to starting as faculty at TWU, Dr. Tucker received an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Training Grant to investigate the peripheral mechanisms responsible for exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. At TWU, Dr. Tucker's research program will continue this line of research with a specific focus on the biological mechanisms responsible for the reductions in cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals at risk for or with heart failure. In addition, He will investigate the efficacy of novel diet and exercise interventions to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and other important clinical endpoints in individuals at risk for or with heart failure. Dr. Tucker also has research interests in overfeeding, insulin resistance, physical inactivity, and functional foods.

Education & Training

Ph.D., Physical Activity, Nutrition and Wellness, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
M.S., Nutrition, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
B.S., Nutrition Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Heart Failure Pathophysiology; Obesity; Dietary Interventions; Functional Foods; Exercise Training; Exercise Testing; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Vascular Biology; Skeletal Muscle Function; Cardiac Function

Latest Articles

Resistant starch improves cardiometabolic disease outcomes: A narrative review of randomized trials
Nutrition Research (2023)
Madhura Maiya, Andrew Adorno, Sahar B. Toulabi, Wesley J. Tucker, Mindy A. Patterson

Serum cholesterol differences between statin users who take dietary supplements & those who do not: NHANES 2013-2018.
Current Developments in Nutrition (2023)
Trisha S. MacDonald, Kathleen E. Davis, Wesley J. Tucker, Derek C. Miketinas

Exercise Leg Blood Flow Is Preserved in Long-term Breast Cancer Survivors Previously Treated With Anthracycline Chemotherapy
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention (2023)
Rhys I. Beaudry, John D. Akins, Rauchelle E. Richey, R. Matthew Brothers, Michael D. Nelson

Usual Dietary Fibre Intake According to Diabetes Status in USA Adults - NHANES 2013-2018
British Journal of Nutrition (2023)
Derek C. Miketinas, Wesley J. Tucker, Crystal C. Douglas, Mindy A. Patterson