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Kimberly Goad

location-pin New York, New York

School: New York University, Digital Journalism

Expertise: Kimberly writes about health, chronic disease, aging, and medicine, with a specialty focus on diabetes. Her work covers diabetes nutrition, prevention, prediabetes management, and risk factors.

Kimberly Goad

  • Kimberly is a health journalist with 20 years of experience, currently writing a book about the type 2 diabetes epidemic. 
  • While a deputy editor at Health, Kimberly was a ghostwriter for Skinnygirl founder Bethenny Frankel’s health and lifestyle column. 
  • She was the project editor for the development of Food & Fitness, a magazine from Consumer Reports. 

Experience

Kimberly is a journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering health, wellness, and diabetes topics. She’s held editorial roles at Reader’s Digest, Health, Self, Consumer Reports, and Diabetes Forecast, the consumer health magazine for the American Diabetes Association. Kimberly was also a staff writer for Vogue and The Dallas Morning News, and her work has appeared in The Healthy, Marie Claire, The Wall Street Journal, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, AARP, and Prevention. She’s currently at work on an upcoming book about the type 2 diabetes epidemic.

Education

New York University, Digital Journalism (MA? unclear.)  The University of Texas at Austin, BA, Journalism   

Articles

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The 8 Worst Foods for Your Brain

Berries and broccoli are brain-boosting superstars. But plenty of foods are bad for your brain, robbing memory and sapping your smarts.
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The 9 Best Ways to Control Anger

Did you know that angry people are far more likely to have a heart attack? Learn how to control your anger with these tips.
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What Is an Existential Crisis—and How Can I Break Out of One?

An existential crisis is an internal conflict about what is the meaning of life and existence. Find out more about the signs and how to cope.