Linda Bacon earned her doctorate in physiology, specializing in weight regulation, from the University of California, Davis. She also holds graduate degrees in psychology, specializing in eating disorders and body image, and kinesiology, specializing in exercise metabolism, and has professional experience as a researcher, clinical psychotherapist, exercise physiologist, consultant and educator.
Dr. Bacon is currently a nutrition professor in the Biology Department at City College of San Francisco. She also serves as an associate nutritionist at the University of California, Davis and is the lead investigator for a clinical research study that evaluates the Health at Every Size program, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Additionally, she maintains a private consulting practice, advising individuals, health care professionals, and institutions on strategies for implementing the Health at Every Size program. She is also a popular and compelling public speaker.
Dr. Bacon is published in top scientific journals, frequently quoted or interviewed in the media (print, radio and television), and considered to be a leading researcher on weight regulation. In June 2005, for example, she appeared on the ABC and CBS evening news programs and in PBS broadcasts, was interviewed on radio, and was quoted in articles that appeared in The New York Times and US News & World Report, among numerous other media, regarding her groundbreaking study in The Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
With a rare dual perspective combining academic expertise and clinical experience, Dr. Bacon is adept at providing a link between scientific research and practical application. This enables her to bring authority and compassion to her writing, speaking and teaching. Additionally, she is a healthy, fit and dynamic role model for the ideas she presents. Her personal difficulties with weight regulation and her experience in overcoming them provide important perspective and inspiration for her work.