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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.

Toenail fungus is not a pretty subject to talk about, but it affects millions of Americans. Even worse, you're especially prone to get it if you're older.
Yes, we know that mowing the lawn can be boring and sweaty and slow. But really, drinking beer while you mow? Talking on the phone? Texting??
If sitting is the new smoking, as a medical researcher told the Washington Post, then the residents of Lexington, Ky., are in big trouble.
Men, you might want to check the size of the index and ring fingers on your right hand.
With summer in full swing, now is a good time to look at what Americans are drinking to slake their thirst.
Are you like me, incapable of human interaction until you've had that first cup (or three) of coffee? Don't feel bad. We're not caffeine addicts, we're just protecting ourselves against Alzheimer's disease.
The pants you wore 20 years ago - do they fit today? Probably not, if you're like most Americans.
Forget about "as American as apple pie." Substitute "pizza" for "apple" and you'll know what a new survey found to be Americans' favorite food.
A new analysis of popular multivitamins turned up some good news for budget-minded older adults, but not such good news for their pets and grandchildren.
In certain regions of the U.S., life expectancy is actually decreasing, with some Americans dying younger than they were a generation ago.
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