ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Lindo Bacon is fostering a global transformation to 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 bestselling books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight and the coauthored 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. Bacon is currently spreading the message of Radical Belonging through public speaking.

Bacon earned their PhD in physiology from the University of California, Davis, where they currently serve as an Associate Nutritionist. They also hold graduate degrees in psychology and exercise metabolism. Dr. Bacon formerly taught at City College of San Francisco, in the health education, psychology, women’s studies, and biology departments. 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. Their research has been supported by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health. Bacon is industry-independent. Their pledge not to accept money from the weight-loss, pharmaceutical, or food industry, signed when getting a PhD almost two decades ago, supports them in speaking truth to power.

Well-respected for their provocative social and political commentary, Dr. Bacon’s advocacy for body respect has generated a large following on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, health and nutrition list-servs 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. 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. Dr. Bacon specializes in translating science into practical, actionable terms.

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.

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