Introduction
| Health Fad | Details |
| Lord Byron Diet |
In the 1820's Lord Byron invented a diet that became very popular. The diet consisted of only eating Potatoes drenched in vinegar. It helped people lose weight and have plenty of carbohydrates, however it was very unhealthy as it made people very ill, thin and pale due to the lacking of iron, protein and vitamins but people didn't care as it was considered "attractive" back then. |
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The Grapefruit Diet
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The Grapefruit Diet (also known as the Hollywood diet) became very popular in the 1930's. This diet meant eating half a grapefruit before each meal (3 meals a day) and no snacks. The grapefruit diet is healthy due to the amount of enzymes it contains, that when eaten before meals, can help people lose weight. |
| The Acai Craze | The Acai craze became popular when the famous Opra Winfrey mentioned it on her show in 2009. This craze made food that included acai berries very popular such as acai bowls and acai smoothies. The craze became so popular that the Brazilians were running low of their beloved fruit with all the orders coming in. The craze is actually very healthy due to the amount of Antioxidants and Fibre that makes the acai berries very good for heart health |
| Cyro-Therapy | Cyro-Therapy is still a popular trend today, especially with athletes and celebrities. Cyro-Therapy consists of someone being placed in a Cyro-chamber that has a temperature of -152 degrees celcius, for approximately 3 minutes. Cyro-Therapy is said to be good for injuries, sleep, depression and because it also draws blood to where it's needed in the body. However it is also very dangerous. A man from the United States died in one due to suffocation, they have even frozen athletes toes, then making them unable to compete again. |
| The Charcoal Craze | The Charcoal Craze mostly started with a charcoal burger, then it went to pizza, ice-cream, toothpaste and before you knew it, it was a huge craze on social media. It is claimed to help clean out bacteria in your liver and that it absorbs toxins. However there is also no evidence, and that this kind of detoxing doesn't work. |
http://www.foodinsight.org/diet-fads-through-history-infographic
http://www.fitbodyhq.com/nutrition/the-acai-craze/
Task
Worksheet 2
Acai Craze, Lord Byron Diet, Charcoal Craze
1. Acai Craze: Was promoted\ advertised by the famous Oprah Winfrey on her show "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
Lord Byron Diet: Was recommended by Lord Byron ( famous poet and politician of 1820's ) as well as advertising in Newspaper.
Charcoal Craze: Was Promoted, advertised and on social media. It was on Celebrity's social media pages, such as Madonna's and Khloe Kardashian's.
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3. Acai Craze: Because many people love Oprah Winfrey and want to do whatever she does or says. It is also considered "really healthy" so people want to try it.
Lord Byron Diet: This isn't popular now as people realised how unhealthy it was however many people wanted to do it in the 1820's because it was supposed to 'Help' them lose weight. Many of the people also wanted to try it as it was invented by a famous poet and politician of the 1820's.
Charcoal Craze: Mainly because people wanted to do what all the celebrity's were doing and the craze was also considered 'really good' for you.
4. Acai Craze: Many People might not like Oprah and Acai berries are very expensive.
Lord Byron Diet: Mainly because the taste of the diet ( potatoes drenched in vinegar ) didn't taste nice.
Charcoal Craze: Charcoal products and food can be very expensive meaning not a lot of people can buy it.
5. The Acai craze because even though it has no health benefits, it also has no side affects like the others.
6. The Lord Byron diet as it is the most unhealthy because there is not enough nutrition in the vinegar drenched potatoes, also considering it would taste really gross.
7. Acai Craze: Too Much can cause respiratory problems, reduction in blood pressure and gastrointestinal effects such as bloating, gas and constipation.
The Lord Byron Diet: The potatoes cause gastrointestinal problems due to the amount of starch in potatoes. The diet also makes people very ill considering they don't get enough nutrition, protein and vitamins out of potatoes with vinegar.
Charcoal Craze: The charcoal can cause dehydration and black stool (faeces) as well as some of the skin care products giving rashes.
http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/side-effects-of-acai-berry/#gref
Process
| Health Fad | Cyro-therapy ( Death ) |
| Person (name, gender, photo, age) |
Chelsea Ake, 24, Female |
| Duration of Health Fad | supposed to be in the cyro-chamber for 3 minutes but was in for 10 hours. |
| Reason for going on Health Fad | To lose weight. |
| Symptoms |
- suffocation - frozen toes and fingers - frostbite |
| Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way? | Yes but not everyone can/wants to do it because it is very expensive and can be quite dangerous. |
| Details of other similar cases |
- A man died of suffocation in a cyro-chamber - Many athletes have had their toes frozen off, meaning they had to had them aputated. |
| Health Fad | Lord Byron Diet ( serious illness ) |
| Person ( name, gender, photo, age ) | Just about every man ( aged 18 - 35 ) of the 1820's |
| Duration of Health Fad | 1820's to 1930's |
| Reason for going on Health Fad | To lose weight. |
| Symptoms |
- Very ill and pale due to the lack of nutrition - Anorexia ( because people weren't happy in a mental state ) |
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Did the Health Fad achieved what it claimed in any way? |
Yes, it was popular until people found out how unhealthy and dangerous the diet was. |
| Details of other similar cases | ( Happened to many people ) |
abc13.com/news/woman-found-frozen-to-death-inside-cryo-chamber/1053305/
Evaluation
1.The types of fads in the TV show were phentermine ( a weight loss pill ) and tanning beds ( a bed that produces radiation to give a chemical tan )
2. Phentermine: The people who are involved in this fad are usually people who aren't happy with their weight and want to lose it.
Tanning Beds: The people who are usually involved are people who are not happy with their skin colour and want to change it by making it become darker.
3. Phentermine: The side effects of phentermine is: crankiness, depression, heavy heart beat and nausea
Tanning Beds: The side effects of tanning beds is: increases risk of skin cancer highly, can cause Cataracts, Immune system suppression and sunburn
4. Phentermine:
~ Can only be used for up to three months
~ People can only take one pill a day
Tanning Beds:
~ One exposure to a tanning bed can increase the risk of Melanoma by 75%
~ The ultraviolet light in tanning beds can cause damage to DNA
~ It is in the same category as cigarettes ( meaning it is very dangerous )
Conclusion
( worksheet 5 sent with word document )
Credits
In completing these various tasks I learned that most health fads are to change something someone is unhappy with in their body and are just being used for people to become wealthy. I found that some fads were minor and I found some were major and extremely dangerous.
I also learned that the companies and businesses get people to try the health fads by advertising with a celebrity or " telling" them there is a problem with their body. This then makes people want to change their body or be like the celebrity, then creating an addiction or a bad habit.
To make the strategy better for good health outcomes in a fad that work over a long term people could have a break from the fad for a week after a certain amount of time. This could help to reduce the chance of the person getting an addiction to the fad.