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Alyssa Jung

Deputy health editor, fitness & nutrition

Alyssa is a deputy health editor for the Hearst Health Newsroom, where she has written and edited research-backed health and wellness content for Prevention, Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day since 2017. She has more than 15 years of reporting and editing experience and previously worked as research chief at Reader's Digest, where she was responsible for the website's health vertical as well as editing health content for the print magazine. She has also written for Chowhound, Healthination.com, Huffington Post and more.

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