Author, Educator, Scientist, Speaker, Activist

A Force for Change

Find Dr. Bacon’s contributions to weight science and the Health at Every Size (HAES) movement—all intended to inspire a more just and compassionate world, where all bodies are valued and respected.

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Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong?

Too many of us feel alienated from our bodies. This isn’t your personal failing. Our culture is failing you. Watch as Dr. Bacon discusses the value of creating a culture where we all belong.

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Get to Know Dr. Lindo Bacon

Best known for their paradigm-shifting research and advocacy upending the weight discourse, Bacon’s inspiring message takes us beyond size to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging. Author of three best-selling books and numerous other publications, for almost two decades Bacon taught college courses in nutrition, weight, health, and social justice— all the while traveling the world as a public speaker, building community, and fostering transformation. Now retired from the fields of weight science and Health at Every Size (HAES), Dr. Bacon is currently exploring how we can bring greater justice and growth to social justice movements. 

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Books

Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better)

Radical Belonging is Lindo’s manifesto. It’s about helping us heal from the individual and collective trauma of injustice and supporting the transition from a culture of othering to one of belonging.

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Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight

Mainstream health science has let you down. Body Respect is the insider’s guide not just to nutrition and our bodies, but to all that is misunderstood about them. Body dissatisfaction is rampant.
But it doesn’t have to be.

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Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

Fat isn’t the problem. Dieting isn’t 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.

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