Health At Every Size The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

by Bacon, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781935618256
• ISBN10: 1935618253
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-04
• Publisher: Benbella Books

Summary

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?

Author Biography

Linda Bacon, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in physiology, specializing in weight regulation, from the University of California, Davis. She also holds graduate degrees in psychology, specializing in eating disorders and body image, and exercise science, specializing in metabolism, and has professional experience as a researcher, clinical psychotherapist, exercise physiologist and educator.

Dr. Bacon is currently an associate nutritionist at the University of California, Davis and the lead investigator for a clinical research study that evaluates the Health at Every Size program, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She is also a nutrition professor in the biology department at City College of San Francisco. Additionally, she maintains a private practice, advising individuals, health care professionals and institutions on strategies for implementing the Health at Every Size program.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Deconstructing Weight	p. 9
We're Wired to Maintain a Healthy Weight	p. 11
We're Emotionally Starved	p. 31
We Resist Weight Loss	p. 43
We're Eternally Hungry	p. 67
We're Victims of Food Politics	p. 101
We're Victims of Fat Politics	p. 123
Health at Every Size	p. 159
The Story Behind the Health at Every Size Program	p. 161
Respect Yourself, Body and Soul	p. 173
Take Care of Your Hungers	p. 193
Live Well	p. 215
Change Your Tastes	p. 235
Solving the Weight “Problem”	p. 257
Appendix	p. 271
Acknowledgments	p. 331
References	p. 335
Index	p. 367
About Linda Bacon, PhD	p. 373
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