The Science of Why Diets Don’t Work with Lindo Bacon
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! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: Talk Space: Visit talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code FOODHEAVEN For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________ Resources: Lindo’s Instagram Lindo’s Website See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.