Archive for February, 2016


2/26/16, Women’s Health, The Truth About Whether ‘Plus-Size’ Women Are Actually Unhealthy, by Christina Heiser

[snip] And, more than 23 percent of people who have BMIs in the “normal” range (18.5 to 24.9) are unhealthy. This group of people often goes without having diseases diagnosed until they’re in advanced stages, since they believe they’re healthy, says Linda Bacon, Ph.D., a researcher at the University of California-Davis and author of Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand About Weight. Even when you see disease more among heavier people, it’s because of other variables correlated with a heavier weight, not the weight itself, says Bacon. For example, there’s a strong correlation between weight and poverty and a strong correlation between poverty and poor health, she says.

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2/11/16, College Magazine, Beyonce Was Right, Pretty Does Hurt, by Denver Ellison

[snip] Dr. Linda Bacon, Professor at City College of San Francisco, associate nutritionist at the University of California at Davis and author of many books concerning nutrition, recognizes that the process to accepting one’s body is difficult but attainable. “Recognize what really is important in the world and surround yourself by people who share the same values as you,” Bacon said.

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2/5/16, US News & World Report, Are Football Players Too Fat?, by Anna Medaris Miller

[snip] “If we’re concerned about health, we shouldn’t be looking to professional athletes as our role models,” says​ Linda Bacon​, an associate nutritionist at the University of California–Davis and author of “Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight.” “Some of the things that are required to perform well are not good health practices in the long run.”

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