Dr. Linda Bacon is a professor, researcher, author and consultant.
Dr. Bacon combines her academic expertise and clinical experience to help make connections between scientific research and practical application. Dr. Bacon shifts the focus from WEIGHT to HEALTH, giving doctors, dietitians, therapists, and people of all shapes the tools for achieving better fitness, health and even happiness – all without dieting.
Dr. Bacon has multi-disciplinary training, including graduate degrees in physiology (specializing in nutrition), psychology, and exercise science. She is committed to educating people on the scientific evidence that underlies our understanding of weight.
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Feel better in your body and better about the food you eat. Learn the six ways what you buy and where you buy it can affect your health, your community and the planet, too. [more]
