Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

by Linda Bacon, Lindo Bacon

Overview

Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin" with "healthy" is the problem.

The solution?

Health at Every Size.

Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that help you to feel good. You too can feel great in your body right now—and Health at Every Size will show you how.

Health at Every Size has been scientifically proven to boost health and self-esteem. The program was evaluated in a government-funded academic study, its data published in well-respected scientific journals.

Updated with the latest scientific research and even more powerful messages, Health at Every Size is not a diet book, and after reading it, you will be convinced the best way to win the war against fat is to give up the fight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935618256
Publisher:	BenBella Books
Publication date:	05/04/2010
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Linda Bacon, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized authority on topics related to nutrition, weight, and health. A nutrition professor and researcher, she holds graduate degrees in physiology, psychology, and exercise metabolism, with a specialty in nutrition. She has conducted federally funded studies on diet and health, and is well-published in top scientific journals. Linda's advocacy for Health at Every Size® has generated a large following on social media, health and nutrition listservs and specialty blogs, and the international lecture circuit. She and her work are quoted regularly in national and international publications, with recent appearances in the New York Times, London's Sunday Times, ABC Nightly News with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, and magazines including Prevention, Glamour, Cooking Light, Newsweek, Fitness Magazine, and National Geographic. Well known for her hard-hitting political and social commentary, Linda writes a regular column on the Health at Every Size blog and frequently guest posts elsewhere. Her first book, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight was called the "Bible" of the alternative health movement by Prevention Magazine.

Dr. Lindo Bacon holds graduate degrees in physiology, psychology, and exercise science. A compelling speaker, writer and storyteller, Dr. Bacon delivers a unique blend of academic expertise, clinical experience, and social justice advocacy, all couched in a raw honesty and compassion that touch and inspire. Dr. Bacon is coauthor of the paradigm-shifting Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight. They also wrote the iconic and bestselling Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight.

A former professor and researcher, for almost two decades Dr. Bacon taught courses in social justice, health, weight and nutrition; they also conducted federally funded health studies and published in top scientific journals. Dr. Bacon's advocacy for body respect has generated a large following on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, health and nutrition listservs and specialty blogs, and the international lecture circuit.

Table of Contents

Dedication xvii

Preface xix

Introduction 1

Part 1 Deconstructing Weight 9

Chapter 1 We're Wired to Maintain a Healthy Weight 11

Chapter 2 We're Emotionally Starved 31

Chapter 3 We Resist Weight Loss 43

Chapter 4 We're Eternally Hungry 67

Chapter 5 We're Victims of Food Politics 101

Chapter 6 We're Victims of Fat Politics 123

Part 2 Health at Every Size 159

Chapter 7 The Story Behind the Health at Every Size Program 161

Chapter 8 Respect Yourself, Body and Soul 173

Chapter 9 Take Care of Your Hungers 193

Chapter 10 Live Well 215

Chapter 11 Change Your Tastes 235

Chapter 12 Solving the Weight “Problem” 257

Appendix 271

Acknowledgments 331

References 335

Index 367

About Linda Bacon, PhD 373