The body hoax : how to stop believing in fantasy bodies / Emi Howe.

"Stop beliving in fantasy bodies! Sociologist, campaigner and body therapist, Emi Howe wants to smash our false beliefs around bodies to improve our personal and collective health. 80% of ten-year-old girls are afraid of getting fat; 90% of women are unhappy in their body; 100% of UK high street mannequins (female) are "underweight". We are living in a body image crisis and disordered eating has become the norm. Emi charts her life from self-rejection through cancer diagnosis; to mind-blowing research; a boundary-pushing campaign while lifting the lid on the problem, in the quest to create a radical, new relationship with her body. This book can be the gateway to renewing your relationship with your body too."--Provided by publisher.

"Trigger warning: Weights, body shape and size and BMIs will be mentioned in this book this can be a trigger for those with eating disorders. Please bear this in mind before proceeding. If this or any of the other subjects in this book impact you, please refer to the support links at the back of the book."--From colophon.

[Place of publication not identified] : Circus Door Publishing, 2021.

396 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Title page signed by the author.