Books and Articles



  • Bacon, L. (2008). Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. Texas: BenBella Books, Inc.
  • Berg, F. (1999). Women Afraid to Eat: Breaking Free in Today's Weight-Obsessed World. Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Network.
  • Berg, F. (n.d.). Are weight categories set too low? Retrieved from Healthy Weight Network
  • Berg, F. (n.d.). Flegal research confronts health risk claims. Retrieved from Healthy Weight Network
  • Boston Women's Health Book Collective (1973). Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book By And For Women. Massachusetts: Simon & Schuster.
  • Brach, T. (2004). Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha. New York: Bantam Books
  • Burgard, D. (2004). Does one theoretical approach fit all? HAES and size diversity. Health at Every Size, 18(3), pp. 43-46. Retrieved from Gurze Books
  • Campos, P. (2004). The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession With Weight Is Hazardous To Your Health. New York: Gotham Books.
  • Chernin, K. (1981). The Obsession: Reflections On The Tyranny Of Slenderness. New York: Harper & Row
  • Chernin, K. (1985). The Hungry Self: Women, Eating, and Identity. New York: Times Books.
  • Chernin, K. (1987). Reinventing Eve: Modern Woman In Search Of Herself. New York: Times Books.
  • Clark, W., & and Grunstein, M. (2000). Are We Hardwired? The Role Of Genes In Human Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Fraser, L. (1998). Losing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry. New York: Plume.
  • Gaesser, G. (2002). Big Fat Lies: The Truth About Your Weight And Your Health. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books.
  • Gaesser, G. (2004). Death by adipose? The fuzzy logic and fuzzy math of the latest "Obesity kills" statistic. Health at Every Size, 18(3), pp. 46-48. Retrieved from: www.lindabacon.org
  • Harvard Medical School study on males and eating disorders. Retrieved from: http://eatingdisorderanswers.com/id20.html
  • Hirschmann, J. & Munter, C. (1997). When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. New York: Ballantine Books.
  • Ikeda, J. (2004). Casualties of "The war on childhood obesity." Health at Every Size, 18(2), pp. 25-27. Retrieved from: www.lindabacon.org
  • Keys, A., Brozek, J., Henschel, A., Mickelsen, O., & Taylor, H. (1950). The Biology of Human Starvation. (2 vols). England: University of Minnesota Press.
  • Kilbourne, J. (1999). Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising. New York: Free Press.
  • Kratina, K., King, N., & Hayes, D. (2003). Moving Away From Diets: Healing Eating Problems & Exercise Resistance. Texas: Helm Publishing.
  • Lyons, P. & Burgard, D. (2000). Great Shape: The First Fitness Guide For Large Women. Nebraska: iUniverse.com, Inc.
  • Normandi, C. & Roark, L. (1999). It's Not About Food. New York: Perigee Books.
  • Oliver, J.E. (2006). Fat politics: The real story about behind America's obesity epidemic. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
  • Polivy, J., & C.P. Herman. (1983). Breaking The Diet Habit: The Natural Weight Alternative. New York: Basic Books.
  • Robison, J (2006). Health at every size. Retrieved from WELCOA Absolute Advantage: Read here
  • Robison, J. (2004). Health at every size: Time to shift the paradigm. Health at Every Size, 18(1), pp. 5-7. Retrieved from: Gurze Books
  • Satter, E. (2008). Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family. Madison, WI: Kelcy Press.
  • Smeltzer, D. (2006). Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books
  • Stunkard, A., Foch, T., Hrubec, Z. (1986). A twin study of human obesity. Journal of the American Medical Association, 256(1), pp. 51-54.
  • Wann, M. (1998). Fat! So?: Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press
  • Wann, M. (2004). BMI (Body Mass Index) = IMB (Imaginary Mental Barrier): Celebrating size diversity via health at every size. Health at Every Size, 18(3), pp. 35-37. Gurze Books
  • Gurze Books is an excellent website to find additional resources on body image and eating disorders.
  • Orbach, S. (2009). Bodies. New York: Picador
  • Orbach, S. (2002). Susie Orbach On Eating. London: Penguin Books