Introduction
Food Fads
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Food Fad |
Description |
| Stevia | Is a Low-Carb sugar that is very sweet and very healthy. |
| Aerated Chocolate | Is basically chocolate that tastes the same but is much Healthier that regular chocolate, it also gives an open texture to it. |
| Kale | Is part of the cabbage family and is incredibly nutritious and dense. It holds man vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A, K, C, and B, filled with antioxidants and is very delicious. |
| Oxygen Shots | Helps with handling treatment in Cancer, Arthritis, and AIDS. reduces stress, headaches and increases energy and alertness levels. |
| Goji Berries | Also known as 'wolfberries', help prevent vision loss and are high in vitamins and minerals. They work well with yogurts and can be used in tea, but are also an eligible snack. |
Task
Stevia, Oxygen Shots, and Goji Berries.
1. Stevia is advertised mainly through health and fitness magazines/newspapers. Oxygen shots are used by many celebrities. Although Goji Berries are mainly subjected to Australians, they still are quite popular, through Magazines and Billboards.
2. The Natvia magazines Advertise Stevia in many Foods such as cupcakes, lollies and more, that are all based on stevia. Simon Cowell uses Oxygen shots regularly and says quite confidently that hey help him in different ways. Goji Berries are also advertised in Natvia magazines.
3. Stevia is advertised correctly because lots of people want to get the best diets and they mainly go to magazines on health and fitness to get their answer. Most people look up to most celebrities therefore following their advise in taking oxygen shots. Goji Berries are in other popular magazines that people don't expect the berries to be in and try them anyway.
4. Because some people refer to the internet/TV or other sources that Stevia is not advertised in, it can become less popular. Some people dislike and have their opinions over different celebrities and what they do, making them not want to take interest in Oxygen Shots. Goji berries are only in Australia and are not in very many advertisements.
5. I personally Prefer Stevia just because it is very tasty, can be manipulated in thousands of ways and does not have downfalls, whereas the other Health Fads do.
6. It would be least likely for me to try the oxygen shots because, 1. I do not have the symptoms that they specialize in and 2. They have other very serious backfires (listed below).
7. Stevia is not completely safe for public use yet because it has not yet been scientifically proven. Oxygen shots may cause headaches, fatigue, focus loss and can be toxic (Especially with younger people). Goji berries don't really have a downfall because they are mainly an add-on to other Foods such as Stevia or Kaleyogurt.
Process
Oxygen shots
| Health Fad | Oxygen Shots | |
| Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo) |
Simon Cowell, 58 years old, Male |
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| Duration of Health Fad | It is an on-going/regular thing to take. | |
| Reason for going on Health Fad | It relieves Headaches, fatigue, and stress. It is also used in treatment of AIDS, Cancer, and arthritis. | |
| Symptoms | increased body aging speed, causing other symptoms involved with aging. | |
| Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way? | Yes, it does help with treatments listed above and does indeed help with headaches, fatigue | |
| Details of other similar cases |
Evaluation
Tanning Bed:
The tanning bed is used to tan your skin to somehow make you look better but has major downfalls. People that wish to make themselves 'look' and 'feel' better would use this health fad to reach those desires. However, the tan can cause many Ultra Violet skin problems such as quick aging on the skin, Melanoma, skin cancer and other effects that need major surgery to fix. Melanoma is classed in an A, B, C, D, and E sort of assortment:
A= Asymmetry (one half of the mole doesn’t match the other half)
B= Border (ragged, notched, irregular)
C= Color (uneven, may be a mix of colors like black, brown, red or blue)
D= Diameter (larger than the size of a pencil eraser)
E= Evolving (a mole that changes)3
Weight Pills:
The Weight pill claims to take weight away if you stay on the pill for long enough but once off the pill, you gain wight and is very dangerous. People that wish to feel healthier and more fit would use the pill, but they might not know the consequences. While on the pill, you can get angrier and grumpier than usual which can become a problem.
Credits
From these tasks, I have learned that some health fads are much better for you than other health fads and that you should research the health fad(s) before you use them to avoid consequences. Although some health fads are very good for you and you should definitely look into doing them if your wanting to do something like that. The health fads that some celebrities do may not be all perfect at all, so don't always take their advice just because it seems like a good idea.
Companies that own a certain health fad advertise it through ads on Youtube or Television, they sometimes get celebrities on those ads to influence the health fad to say that the fad is good. Even though their health fad isn't entirely good, they can still lie just to get them self money so you should always research the fad before trying it.
For a better health outcome, you could just go to the gym every one or two days and work out for a few hours to get fit, and to keep the fitness, you can go on a healthier diet such as 'no junk food' or 'low carbs'. The other health fads that you try are not always what they seem to be so this is a good, easy way to get healthy really fast. You can also use some health fads in your diet, just make sure by researching that it won't damage you in any way before you use it to be safe.