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April Fulton

Los Angeles, Washington
As seen in: Medium, National Geographic, NPR, Flipboard, Health News Florida, New Zealand Herald, KAMU-FM (College Station, TX), University of South Florida, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), WNYC (New York, NY) and
Covers:  Health, Food, Science, Mental Health, Health Policy, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Profiles, Exercise
I cook, I write about food and health, I mother, and I accessorize like mad. Sometimes I nap and I really ❤️ my wine. @NPR, former @NatGeo.

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I love food and I love to ask people questions. I wanted to be a journalist very early on and began interviewing everyone I met. I still have notebooks full of my own shorthand that I've forgotten how to read.

I grew up in Rhode Island, eating clamcakes and stuffies and working for the local newspaper, covering town council meetings and sewer board disputes. On-the-job training is the way to learn.

Then I moved to D.C., eating crab cakes and Smith Island cakes, and making my way up to covering…

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Here's why you should make a habit of having more fun

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By April Fulton
| Louisville Public Media Verified
When was the last time you flew too high on a swing and lost your stomach, or busted out laughing so hard that you started crying? If it's been awhile since you've had this kind of fun, you're not alone. A lot of us are still recovering from antisocial habits formed in the pandemic. And these days, events outside of our control are taking a serious toll on our health.
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O que os irlandeses realmente comem no St. Patrick's Day? Pois nem só a cerveja faz parte da tradição desta festa

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By April Fulton
| nationalgeographicbrasil.com
Muita cerveja verde, roupas de duende e pratos de carne com repolho, não é só disso que vive a celebração do Dia de São Patrício. Confira opções autênticas da culinária irlandesa. Publicado 16 de mar. de 2026, 14:02 BRT Prontos para mais uma rodada de cerveja verde e carne cozida com repolho? Pois é, o Dia de São Patrício (ou St. Patrick’s Day, seu nome em inglês mais conhecido mundialmente) não precisa ser uma data só “recheada” de comida para turistas.
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Cutting out alcohol for Dry January? These apps can help

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By April Fulton
| WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA) Verified
The new year is an opportunity to hit the reset button on your health, especially if you overindulged over the holidays. For many people, that means diving into Dry January by vowing to give up alcohol for the month. Dry January has taken off since a UK-based group organized the first campaign in 2013. The idea of going sober for a limited time can be appealing — research shows even a temporary dry spell offers some health benefits, like better sleep, weight loss, and more energy.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started at the Gazette Newspapers in Maryland. There's no training like covering cops, courts, and town council meetings.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

My senior term paper was typed on an electric typewriter.

How is social media changing news?

It is allowing us to real-time access to sources, but it is also generating a lot of misinformation and fake "experts."

Awards

James Beard

2012 - Best group blog

NPR’s food blog, The Salt, which I developed, hosted, and edited, won the best group blog In 2012.

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