It was the kind of question children ask without really thinking. To him, it seemed obvious: Candy is delicious, so why wouldn't everyone want it? From a child's perspective, it can look like older ...

The act of swallowing changes as people age and can make holiday treats like Easter candy difficult for older adults to manage safely.

Last Easter while my children were sorting through their baskets of chocolate eggs and jelly beans, my son looked up from the table and asked a simple question: “Why don’t Grandma and Grandpa eat ...