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Kaitlin Ahern
Health Director
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Kaitlin Ahern is LIVESTRONG.com's Health Director. She is a New Jersey-based writer and editor who has been covering health and wellness for more than 10 years. She is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where she earned a degree in magazine journalism.
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By Kaitlin Ahern and Ciara Lucas, RRCA, CPT and Angela Holliday-Bell, MD, CCSH
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By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Kaitlin Ahern
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Weight Management
By Gord Kerr and Kaitlin Ahern and Kirsten Nunez, M.S. and Jennifer Logan
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By Kit Tunstall and Kaitlin Ahern and Mayoni Ranasinghe
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Nutrition
By Susan Rivera and Kaitlin Ahern and Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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