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Candy Sagon

Candy Sagon is an award-winning food and health writer. She wrote about food and restaurants for The Washington Post, where she won a James Beard Foundation award for food feature writing, and was assistant health editor at AARP, where she wrote about nutrition and health research for the association’s publications and website. She currently writes about health and nutrition for a number of publications.

The fiscal health of the U.S. Postal Service hasn't been so great lately, but that hasn't stopped them from worrying about the heart health of the rest of us.
They're called "wake-up strokes" because you go to bed feeling normal, then wake up with stroke symptoms.
The next time you get your blood pressure checked, ask them to measure it in both arms.
Let's look at the numbers: By 2030, 20 percent of the U.S. population will be at least 65, up from 13 percent today. The number of 85-year-olds will increase more than 50 percent. But the number of nursing homes dropped almost 9 percent from 2000 to 2009 and the number of under-construction nursing…
If you're grieving over the loss of a loved one, is that normal? Or should it be diagnosed as depression?
Age-related memory loss and mild cognitive impairment may be more common in men in their 70s and 80s than in women, a new Mayo Clinic study has found.
In a surprising reversal of what doctors have been telling older patients for 40 years, a new study suggests that eating a high-fiber diet to protect against the intestinal disorder diverticulosis doesn't work.
Two older women, both legally blind from degenerative eye disease, have regained some of their sight, thanks to an experimental treatment using human stem cells, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, report.
Just in time for Super Bowl party planning -- news to help you with your menu, as well as figure out what to do during all those clever ads.
The popularity of thick, Greek-style yogurt is booming, but is it really healthier for you than regular, American-style yogurt?
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