Special Issues

Collections of popular stories from past issues that have been reviewed and updated. Click on the images for a printable PDF of the entire issue, or on individual stories to read them online. Also available in Spanish.

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  Healthy Eating

  • Plan Your Plate: Shifting to a Healthy Eating Style
  • Sweet Stuff: How Sugars and Sweeteners Affect Your Health
  • The Skinny on Fat: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
  • The Salty Stuff: Salt, Blood Pressure, and Your Health
  • Rough Up Your Diet: Fit More Fiber Into Your Day
  • Better Nutrition Every Day: How to Choose Healthier Foods and Drinks
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  Parenting

  • Positive Parenting: Building Healthy Relationships With Your Kids
  • Shape Your Family’s Habits: Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices
  • It’s a Kid’s Job: Playing Helps Kids Learn and Grow
  • See, Hear, Speak: Are Kids’ Senses Ready for School?
  • Keeping Up in School? Identifying Learning Problems
  • Safeguarding Our Health: Vaccines Protect Us All
  • Featured Web Site: Child Health
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  Seniors

  • Coping with Caregiving: Take Care of Yourself While Caring for Others
  • Osteoporosis in Aging: Protect Your Bones with Exercise
  • You’re Never Too Old: Keep Active as You Age
  • Feeling Out of Joint: The Aches of Arthritis
  • Your Aging Eyes: How You See as Time Goes By
  • Talking With Your Doctor: Make the Most of Your Appointment
  • Dealing with Dementia: When Thinking and Behavior Decline
  • Featured Web Site: National Institute on Aging