Biographies & Introductions

Dr. Lindo Bacon is a researcher and former professor, and for nearly two decades taught courses in social justice, health, weight, and nutrition. They have also conducted federally funded studies on health and weight and published in top scientific journals. Dr. Bacon holds a Ph.D. in physiology with a specialty in nutrition, and master’s degrees in psychology and exercise metabolism. Dr. Bacon has mined their deep academic proficiency, their clinical expertise, and their personal experience to write two bestselling books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight , and the co-authored Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight , both of which are credited with transforming the discourse around weight and inspiring a hopeful new course for the global body positivity movement. In their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better) , Bacon takes their inspiring message beyond size—to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging. A compelling speaker and storyteller, Dr. Bacon delivers a unique blend of academic expertise, clinical experience, and social justice advocacy, all couched in raw honesty and compassion that move and inspire.

Lindo Bacon, Ph.D., is on the inside track of weight regulation science—a scientist whose three graduate degrees, research, and clinical expertise uniquely prepare them to understand and translate the physiological, psychological, and socio-cultural underpinnings of weight control. They are currently an Associate Nutritionist at the University of California, Davis, and have a 15+ year history teaching courses in social justice, health, weight, and nutrition. An internationally recognized authority, Bacon has conducted federally funded studies on health and weight and published in top scientific journals. They are co-author of the paradigm-shifting Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. They also wrote the iconic and bestselling Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. Their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better), takes their inspiring message beyond size— to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging.

Dr. Lindo Bacon is fostering a global transformation—away from our obsession with body weight and to body respect. Their mission is to provide the critical thought, inspiring vision, and practical strategies needed to empower individuals, organizations, and institutions to respect all bodies and support compassionate self-care. Dr. Bacon holds graduate degrees in physiology, psychology, and exercise metabolism with a specialty in nutrition. A professor and researcher, for almost two decades Dr. Bacon has taught courses in social justice, health, weight and nutrition; they have also conducted federally funded studies on health and weight and published in top scientific journals. Dr. Bacon is co-author 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. Their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better), takes their inspiring message beyond size—to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging. 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. They are committed to centralizing the ways in which power, privilege, and disadvantage complicate our experience of our bodies. Health professionals—as well as people on their own personal journeys to body appreciation—call Lindo’s work “life-changing” and “transformative,” providing the tools and confidence for personal change and inspiring others. A compelling speaker, writer, and storyteller, Dr. Bacon delivers a unique blend of academic expertise, clinical experience, and social justice advocacy, all couched in raw honesty and compassion that move and inspire. Visit www.lindobacon.com for more information.

Most people believe being fat is unhealthy and that losing weight will extend lives. But acclaimed research scientist and author Dr. Lindo Bacon challenges these assumptions and shows that a focus on weight consistently backfires. Based on solid research, Bacon shows that the best way to deal with health concerns is to address structural inequities, end the quest for thinness, and give up on diets. Bacon has published in top scientific journals and is author of the highly acclaimed books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight and Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight, and the newly released Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better). You can learn more at www.lindobacon.com.

Lindo Bacon, Ph.D., is a researcher on the inside track of weight regulation science—a scientist whose three graduate degrees, research, and clinical expertise uniquely prepare them to understand and translate the physiological, psychological, and socio-cultural underpinnings of weight control. Bacon’s academic training includes two master’s degrees, one in psychotherapy, specializing in eating disorders and body image, and the other in exercise science, specializing in metabolism. They also earned a Ph.D. in physiology with an emphasis on nutrition from the University of California. Relying on their unusual blend of academic, therapeutic and clinical expertise, Bacon is adept at translating scientific research into practical application. Their personal difficulties with weight regulation and their experience in overcoming them provide important perspective and inspiration for their work. Bacon is currently an Associate Nutritionist at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Bacon’s advocacy for Health at Every Size® 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. An internationally recognized authority on weight and health, they have published their work in top scientific journals as well as the highly acclaimed bestseller, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. Their more recently released Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight has also found its way into the heart of the international weight discourse, transforming the way we think about weight and health, and offering an alternative path to compassionate and effective health care. In their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better), Bacon takes their inspiring message beyond size—to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging.

Lindo Bacon, Ph.D., an internationally-recognized authority on topics related to nutrition, weight and health, is an Associate Nutritionist at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Bacon’s academic training includes two master’s degrees, one in psychotherapy, specializing in eating disorders and body image, and the other in exercise science, specializing in metabolism. They also earned a Ph.D. in physiology with an emphasis on nutrition from the University of California. Bacon has conducted federally funded studies on diet and health and is well-published in top scientific journals. Their personal difficulties with weight regulation and experience in overcoming them provide important perspective and inspiration for their work. Well known for their critical thinking, political and social commentary, and relying on their unusual blend of academic, therapeutic, and clinical expertise, Bacon is adept at translating scientific research into practical application. Their advocacy for social justice and Health at Every Size® has generated a large following on social media platforms and the international lecture circuit. They are the author of two highly acclaimed books transforming the international weight discourse: Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, and the more recently released Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight. In their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better), Bacon takes their inspiring message beyond size—to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging.

Like many people, Lindo Bacon used to be preoccupied with their own weight. Their pain and obsession about weight fueled their determination to understand everything about weight regulation.

Bacon earned a master’s degree in psychotherapy, with a specialty in eating disorders and body image, and began work as a psychotherapist. Their career led them to a greater understanding about themself and their relationship with food and weight. With questions still unanswered, Bacon went back to school to pursue a master’s degree in exercise science, specializing in metabolism. Bacon continued to broaden their education and went on to complete a doctoral program in physiology with a focus in nutrition and weight regulation from the University of California, Davis.

Through all of their studies and research, Bacon continually stumbled across the same disconnect. The science of weight regulation directly contradicts cultural assumptions, as well as those promoted by the “experts.” Bacon’s experiences and academic training led them to an entirely different paradigm in weight regulation, where they finally found relief from their painful preoccupation and developed a healthy and pleasurable relationship with their body and with food.

Bacon feels fortunate to have conquered their food and weight obsession, and empathizes with the many others engaged in their own personal battle with food and weight. They have dedicated their career to helping others on that journey, designing a Health at Every Size (HAES) program, which they tested meticulously in a clinical research study funded by the National Institutes of Health and co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight chronicles the remarkable findings of that study: that people can indeed overcome their weight problems and improve their health—without dieting, deprivation, or a focus on weight loss.

For over a decade, Bacon served as an Associate Nutritionist at the University of California, Davis. A popular and compelling public speaker, they consistently draw large and enthusiastic crowds.

Bacon is also author of three paradigm-shifting books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Fail to Understand about Weight, co-authored with Lucy Aphramor, and Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better).

Bacon is additionally well published in scientific literature. They have been a guest on national television and radio and are regularly cited as an expert in print publications. They are media savvy, confident, and compelling.

With a rare dual perspective combining academic expertise and clinical experience, Bacon is adept at providing a link between scientific research and practical application. This enables them to bring authority and compassion to their writing, speaking, and teaching. Bacon’s personal difficulties with weight regulation and experience in overcoming them provide important perspective and inspiration for their work. They specialize in translating science into practical, actionable terms.

Dr. Lindo Bacon is fostering a global transformation toward a more just world—where all bodies are valued, respected, and supported in compassionate self-care. 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. Dr. Bacon has mined their deep academic proficiency, wide-ranging clinical expertise, and own personal experience to write two best-selling books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, and the co-authored Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. Both are credited with transforming the weight discourse and inspiring a hopeful new course for the global body positivity movement. Their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better), takes their inspiring message beyond size—to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging. Bacon’s work is inspired by lessons learned through three graduate degrees in health science, including a Ph.D. in physiology, as well as clinical and research experience. A compelling speaker, writer, and storyteller, Dr. Bacon delivers a unique blend of academic expertise, clinical experience, and social justice advocacy, all couched in raw honesty and compassion that move and inspire.