Introduction : the weight of looks -- Threatening information : politics of fear in the news -- Inciting transformation : dieting away disgust and shame -- Disturbing incongruity : laughter as corporeal training -- Intruding explosions : stretching bodies and death -- Affirming positivity : desire and fat acceptance -- Expanding body images : conclusion

1. Body image disturbance
2. Body image -- Psychological aspects
3. Human body in mass media
4. Mass media in health education