Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight (Paperback)

~ Linda Bacon PhD (Author)

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Product Description

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. Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon, PhD, presents a well-researched, healthy-living manual that debunks the weight myths and translates the latest science into practical advice to help readers forever end their battle with weight.

About the Author

Dr. Linda Bacon, a nutrition professor and researcher, earned her doctorate in physiology from the University of California–Davis. She also holds graduate degrees in psychology and exercise science.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Benbella Books (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933771585
• ISBN-13: 978-1933771588
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for your doctor, too!, October 30, 2008

By	Debora Burgard PhD (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an eating disorders specialist, I see the problems caused by our culture's myths about weight and worth. Dr. Bacon has written a well-cited and persuasive book that teaches us that the real prize is health and well-being, at any size. How can you love the body you have? How can you focus on caring for yourself in your daily decisions and in the way you choose to live in the world? Many of us healthcare providers who understand that diets don't work, and that healthy people come in a range of sizes, now have this terrific book to recommend to our patients. And for the healthcare providers who don't yet know the research about the possibility of health across the broad range of body sizes, the book can educate and guide them in how to provide supportive, collaborative, and weight-neutral healthcare. I'd recommend you have this book in hand next time you go see a new healthcare provider!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!, October 20, 2008

By	dbaseII "SueW" (Southwest) - See all my reviews

This book is the BEST researched book about obesity and weight management I have EVER read. It is extremely well cited and quite eye opening about what science REALLY says about obesity. Very comprehensive, the author covers the history (and politics) of the so called "obesity epidemic", as well as the risks (and non risks) of obesity. She straight talks in the book, and I love that. Finally she presents a plan for being healthy and fit which is doable for anyone regardless of size. This is such a fascinating book, I couldn't put it down. I have read many books on this subject but Health at Every Size is DEFINITELY the best of all the books I've ever read. It's a must read for anyone who is interested in the science of obesity and also in a healthy lifestyle (without having to "lose weight") and a must have as a reference in your library.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Health at Every Size is a Life-Changing Experience about Weight, Food and Life, December 12, 2008

By	Jay Solomon (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who wants to change his or her life for the better and do him/herself a huge favor should read Dr. Linda Bacon's book, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight.

This book is counter-culture and earth-shattering in scope and quality. Bacon, a revered researcher of weight and related issues, single-handedly takes on the misguided and erroneous notions that pervade our society about weight loss, dieting and health. This book is well-researched and excellently cited - two huge criteria for me when reading anything of this nature - and actually breaks down and explains why and how America has been made to believe that fat kills and weight is ugly.

Well fat doesn't kill and big is just as beautiful as anything else. We've been lied to by health professionals, researchers, our government and nearly everybody else.

What makes this woman - who apparently few people agrees with - right, you ask? That I can hardly tell you in this brief post. I can only beseech you to go on Amazon.com or wherever you prefer to order your books and buy this one. It will change your life.

It you're fat, it will be the beginning of a whole new life of feeling good without dieting and hating your body. If you're thin, it will make you understand an oppressed segment of our population and hopefully it will also change your relationship with food and your weight for the better. I'm not a big guy but I will never understand food or weight the same again - and I mean that in a good way.