Resources

The Excerpts and Downloads link on the book’s website contains additional HAES resources, including distributable materials.

The information on this web page is limited to materials written by Linda Bacon or discussions of research Bacon conducted.  There is a wealth of other information available about HAES on the internet.  The HAES Community Resources is a good place to start to find additional information. 

HAES Educational Podcasts by Linda Bacon

For Individuals Wanting to Lose Weight: Click here for podcast. Click here for text.

Health Providers' Edition: Click here for podcast. Click here for text.

End the War on Obesity: Make Peace With Your Patients. Medscape General Medicine. 2006;8(4):40. Requires free LogIn. Also available in text version.

Author's Reply to "Readers Respond to 'End the War on Obesity: Make Peace With Your Patients.'" Medscape General Medicine. 2007;9(1):47. Requires free LogIn.

Educational Podcasts by UC Davis Newswatch

UC Davis Nutritionist (Linda Bacon) Advises: Save Your Money on Diet Books.

Why Diets Don't Work.

HAES Journal Articles that Linda Bacon co-authored

Bacon, L, VanLoan M , Stern JS, Keim N. Size Acceptance and Intuitive Eating Improve Health for Obese Female Chronic Dieters. Journal of American Dietetic Association. 2005;105:929-936.
Click here to request this article. (A pdf file will be sent.)

Bacon L, VanLoan M , Stern JS, Keim N. Low Bone Mass in Premenopausal Chronic Dieting Obese Women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2004; 58, 966-971.

Bacon, L., Tales of Mice and Leptin: False Promises and New Hope in Weight Control. Healthy Weight Journal, 2003;17(2):24-27.

Bacon, L., Keim, N.L., Van Loan, M.D., Derricote, M., Gale, B, Kazaks, A., and Stern, J.S., Evaluating a "Non-diet" Wellness Intervention for Improvement of Metabolic Fitness, Psychological Well-Being and Eating and Activity Behaviors. International Journal of Obesity, 2002; 26(6), 854-865.

Stern JS, Bacon L, Keim NL, Van Loan MD. Osteoporosis In Premenopausal Chronic Dieting Obese Women. 9th International Congress of Obesity, 2002; Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Bacon L, Keim NL, Van Loan MD, Stern JS. Evaluation Of A Non-Diet Wellness Program For Obese Women. 9th International Congress of Obesity, 2002. Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Bacon, L., A. Kazaks, B. Gale, M. Derricote, P. Morel, N. L. Keim, J. S. Stern, and M. D. Van Loan, Observed Osteopoenia or Osteoporosis in Obese Women. Obesity Research, 2000;8 (Suppl 1): 126S.

What others are saying about this HAES research…

The research was conducted at University of California, Davis, with support from the Western Human Nutrition Research Center, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. Here are their reports:

United States Department of Agriculture, Health at Every Size: New Hope for Obese Americans, March 2006, Agricultural Research magazine.

University of California, Davis, Stop that Diet!

Check out these two hard-hitting NY Times articles which discuss Bacon's HAES research/book…

Katz, Mandy, The New York Times, Tossing Out the Diet and Embracing the Fat, Thursday, July 16, 2009, page E2.

Marantz Henig, Robin, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Losing the Weight Stigma, Sunday, October 5, 2008.

Special Notes for Health Providers

Check out the above podcasts that are specifically written for health providers.  Note that text versions are also available.

Visit the Frequently Asked Questions from Health Providers for additional information.

Miscellaneous Essays

Reflections on Fat Acceptance: Lessons Learned from Privilege, an essay based on a keynote speech delivered at the conference of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, August 1, 2009.

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