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September is Healthy Aging Month, a campaign intended to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older.

Lyn Steffen, a University of Minnesota epidemiologist, says that it’s important for seniors to adopt healthy dietary practices in order to better manage chronic conditions. She says that 80 percent of elderly Americans have at least one chronic condition and 50 percent have two or more.

Steffan adds that an active lifestyle is also a key to healthy aging.

• Listen to Steffen on Public Health Moment