Introduction
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No: 1 | placenta pills helps speed up recovery form pregnacy and other birth related syimtoms |
| No: 2 | stevia |
| No: 3 | caffeinated skin lotions |
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No: 4 | Aerated chocolate Lower calorie. So they are trying to be slim |
| No: 5 | coconut |
Task
Chosen fads
No: 1, 2, 4
No: 1 Placenta pills
This fad was promoted by advertising a movie star talking about the product
Or a movie star revealed that she used the product and then the ads came in
I think that it was successful because of the reveal/ads that a famous movie star was doing so
I think it is unsuccessful because there is real proof from the FDA and experts that they do not work
Process
| Health fad | Atkins diet |
| Person | 16 year old girl |
| Duration | 8 days |
| Reason for going on health fad | Lose weight |
| Symptoms | Heart pain |
| Did the health fad achieve what it claimed in any way | Lost weight but had a heart attack |
| Details of other similar cases | 41 year old male |
Evaluation
Types of fads in the tv show are tanning beds and diet pills. Tanning beds are for people who want to tan their skin and diet pills are for people who want to ,owe weight.
types of people who normally are involved in these fads are women and people who want to look good.
side effects are skin cancer and skin damage if you use tanning beds and diet pills are mood swings, sickness and insomnia.
Credits
I have learned from completing the various tasks that health fads are not good and can be very dangerous to your health.
companies get people to try the various fads by advertising how good it is and getting celebrities to promote it.
a better strategy for good health outcomes that would work over a long term by following a healthy diet and do regular exercise.