The Science of Why Diets Don’t Work with Lindo Bacon

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today is a huge day for the Food Heaven podcast because we are chatting with one of the most important people in the HAES movement: Dr. Lindo Bacon. This week we chat with Dr. Bacon, about why all bodies are good bodies and should be supported in compassionate self-care. Dr. Bacon is a professor at UC Davis, a nutritionist, researcher, and author of 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. Listen as we chat with Lindo about the science behind why diets don’t work and how we can make peace with our bodies.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

Lindo’s realization that weight loss is culturally perpetuated by society & media
Truths about weight loss and dieting
How struggles with body image and weight are based on seeking happiness and self-acceptance
How Lindo believes that feeling better should be more of the goal instead of weight loss
What a setpoint is & MORE!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm Wendy.
0:04.1	And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast.
0:07.0	Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness.
0:20.4	Girl, we just got done recording a great interview with the one, the only.
0:27.8	Dr. Lindo Bacon.
0:31.8	Yeah, big fans.
0:33.8	Yeah, big fans.
0:34.6	We were like, hi, key freaking out because this is someone who we admire so much.
0:41.9	Lindo is a researcher and former professor for nearly two decades.
0:46.3	They have taught courses and social justice, health, weight and nutrition.
0:50.2	Dr. Lindo Bacon has authored several books.
0:53.3	One of my favorites being health at every size.
0:56.0	The surprising truth about your weight.
0:57.7	And it was just really groundbreaking in me transitioning into more of an intuitive
1:03.2	eating health at every size approach.
1:05.6	And we cover so, so, so much in this episode.
1:11.3	And also touch on their new book, Radical Belonging, How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World.
1:17.7	This interview was so good, especially for people who have questions about weight
1:24.5	and weight loss.
1:26.5	And you guys know that we don't support intentional weight loss.
1:33.2	You know, it's not something that we help our clients to do.
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