Introduction
| Health Fads | Details |
| Drinking water mixed with vinegar | In 1820 Lord Byron popularises the drinking of water mixed with vinegar. Which was called the "Vinegar and Water Diet." Which involved drinking water mixed with apple cider vinegar. |
| Lucky cigarette brand |
Was campaign in the mid 20's that had the slogan "Reach for a lucky instead of a sweet." and that meant smoke a cigarette rather than eat a sweet. As and added bonus nicotine had superising suppressing superpowers or so they thought. |
| The Hollywood Diet (a.k.a. The Grapefruit Diet) | Was a diet that involved eating grapefruit with every meal would give them a superb hollywood figure (well that is what was suppose to happen). |
| The Cabbage Soup |
Was a diet was around in the 50's.That was suppose to make you drop 10-15 pounds in a week, but you had to stick to their very strict diet of cabbadge soup once a day (everyday). |
| Dexatrim |
Was a dieting drug used in the late 70's. |
| Alli |
Was released in 2007 as a nonprescription drug that was taken with meals, to stop some of the fat in foods going through your body. |
Task
1). Lucky Cigarette
Was promoted by an attractive young lady saying "Reach for a lucky instead of a sweet." Posters would have been placed in areas visited by women, this advertisement would have also been illustrated in lady's magazines and displayed on billboards. The wording encouraged women to start smoking as it would suppress their appetite.
This inuendo would have appealed to women's vanity and they would wanted to be notice in a positive way. (The hour glass figure)
'The smoking fad would have been less appealling if people had have been aware of the health damage it causes. Also if the advertisement had been less influential by remove the picture of the attractive young lady.
Smoking causes diseases of the lungs, heart, and other organs. It has also been linked to cancer.
2). The Hollywood Diet(a.k.a. The Grapefruit Diet)
The Grapefruit Diet is was promoted as a fat burning agent and kept it of and sense it was Hollywood Fad then it would of been the "in" thing to do. Well it promoted as the easy way to mange weight control. The price of grapefruit would have gone up to a ridiculous amount because of the demand and a seasonal fruit. The down side to eating grape fruit and drinking its juice is that if you were taking medication, there may be a harmful reaction. The grapefruit diet is a low-carb diet therefore over a long time it could lead to malnutrition and other health problems.
3). Dexatirm
The promo was kicked off by a 30,000,000 dollar campaign The campaign commenced in January 1979. Evidence of the advertisment was listed in the New York Magazine on the 18 Feb 1985. It was promoted as a quick way to lose weight and kept it off. This pill appealed to mainly working people as no exercise is required and this allowed people to use their free time elsewhere. "Its formula changes after phenlypropanolamine is linked to as a increasked risk of stroke in 2000."
If I had to choose I would rather do the "Hollywood Diet." As the side affects from this diet has less of an impact on your health in the short term.
The one I wouldn't want to do is the "Lucky Cigarettes" as this harmful, addictive, expensive and most importantly I wouldn't want to smell.
Process
| Health Fad | Dexatrim |
| Person (name, age, gender and photo if possible) | Anonymos, young women (25-40), Female and none available. |
| Duration of Health Fad | 1970's to the 1980's |
| Symptoms | Myocardial Infarction, hypertensive episodes, hemorhagic stokes and heart conditions. |
| Did the Health Fad achieve what it said in anyway? |
No, most certainly not. |
| Reason for doing the Health Fad | It was thought to be an easy way to lose weight. |
| Details of other cases | Seven other cases have been documented however, no patient details are not listed. |
| Health Fad | Cigarette Fad | |
| Person (name, age, gender and photo if possible) | Dana Reeve, female, 44yrs old and pic is located down the bottom. | |
| Duration of Health Fad | Since the 1920's to the 1980's. | |
| Symptoms | Feeling tried or weak, shortness of breath, weight loss and loss of appetite, hoareness of voice, chest pain, coughing up blood and a persistence cough. | |
| Did the Health Fad achieve what it said in anyway? | Dana received it second-hand. | |
| Reason for doing the Health Fad |
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| Details of other cases |
There have been a number of these cases these are just a few of their names:- Humphrey Bogart, Yul Brynner and who could forget King Geoge the VI |
Dana Reeve
Evaluation
| Types of fads in the TV show | Sun Baking, Phentermine Diet |
| Types of people that normal use them |
People that normally use or go out in the sun are generally vain and not aware how damaging the sun is to you or don't care. People that use the the Phentermine are normal want to lose weight and kept it off. |
| Side effects |
The side effects to Sun Baking are; premature aging (wrinkling), some skin cancers, inhibits the immune system and you the rise of melanoma are greater. The side effects of this drug are; are being mean, moody, feeling nausea, dissiness, heart racing, headaches, pacing out, irritablity, depression, insomnia and it's also addictive. |
| Research info on the fads; more interesting info) |
There was an act passed in the UK in 2010 preventing under 18's using 'Sun Beds.' In 1981 there was (still is) an ad brordcasted in Australia called Slip, Slop, Slap and it was the most succesful heath care ad launched in Australia's history. It's not advised to take if you have preexisting medical (eg: heart, high blood pressure, etc). Drs' advice should be sought prior to starting the 'pill.' |
Conclusion
Credits
I have learnt that companies uses all sorts of ways and techniques to try and get people to buy what their selling. Also that in general most health fads especially if you use them excessivelyare not very good for you and they can either make you really sick and or kill you.
Companies try and get some science or factual evidence and persated people that some dramadic weight lose or something by cocsuming their product.
If I designed a health fad I would says only have sweets and chocolate once a week. Exercise 3-4 days (in week), and walk and eat medium portions at every meal and for dessert a small bowl of fruit or tub of yoghurt.