Introduction
| Coconut water/oil |
coconut water/oil can be used for both eating and using as a beauty product. It is said to help with: skin care, hair care, weight loss and heart health. However you are unable to survive very long just Using coconut products. |
| Stevia | Stevia is said to be a healthier sugar. Stevia is made out of leaves from a stevia plant. |
| Purple diet | The purple diet is when a person only eats purple foods for example purple grapes. Purple foods a generally healthier than most other foods. How ever this does not offer a balanced diet which is not health for someone over a certain amount of time. |
| Vinegar | The vinigar diet was one of the first in the world done by Lord Byron and some of his many followers. This diet consisted of manly vinigar and was designed to make a person loose weight. This was one of the first in the world. |
| Chew and spit | This diet consisted of chewing and spitting hence the name. A person would chew there food and spit the fibre left over out. This diet however done over a long period of time would be very unhealthy because you would not get the nutrition you need. |
Task
How is each fad promoted/marketed?
Coconut water/oil: coconut water is a “trendy” product, it is advertised through photos on Instagram, Twitter and other media platforms.
stevia: this products is marked through the idea of being the “healthy sugar” and the health benefits.
Purple diet: this diet is marked through celebrity’s and people’s reviews on media outlets.
2. Find an example advertisement for one of the fads and insert into this worksheet
3. Explain why you think the promotion/marketing of these fads would be successful
Because these health fads are on many media platforms people see them and try and post them trying them. A lot of them are promoted by the public not the manufacturers. The more people see real people using the product the mor convincing it is for them to buy it.
4. Explain why you think the promotion/marketing of these fads would be unsuccessful
because the information given to the buyer is not 100% going to work so some will always be sceptical.
5. Which of the 3 fads you selected would you be most likely to try and WHY?
i would be must likely to try coconut water because it is advertised as being healthy aswell as tasting good.
6. Which of the 3 fads would you be least likely to try and WHY?
I am least likely to try the purple diet even though I am usually a fan of anything purple. Because purple foods generally do not taste very nice and I have heard of some bad side effects that this diet gives you.
7. What are the negative side effects for each?
coconut water/oil may lower your blood pressure, creates high levels of potassium in the blood and Cystic fibrosis can lower salt levels in the body.
If you have stevia you may feel nausea or have a feeling of fullness.
When trying the purple diet you miss out on other nutrients which other coloured foods give you.
Process
Vampire Facial and blue gummy bears
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Health Fad |
Vampire facial; people get blood taken from their face and put back on as a type of mask. gummy bear vitamins |
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Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo) |
Kim Kardashion is a 37 year old woman, on a very popular American T.V. show. Kloe kardashion is a 33 year old woman, on a very popular American T.V. show. |
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Duration of Health Fad |
Takes 30-40 minutes to complete. take them for 3 months plus |
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Reason for going on Health Fad |
The aim is to make her look younger and have rejuvenated skin. to make hair healthy and strong |
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Symptoms |
Side effects may be bruising, swelling and redness at the injection sites. it also may be tender and painful at the injection sites. may have stronger hair but it is not able to be tested accurately. |
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Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way? |
You are unable to judge accurately if this works. However kim kardashion believes in this procedure according to Kloe it made her hair stronger and healthier unable to say accurately |
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Details of other similar cases |
Bachelor star, Keira Maguire has had this done. Kloes sisters, Kim and Kilie also tried the bears |
Evaluation
1. Types of Fads in the tv show – including details of each
Obsessed with tanning:the patients will tan constantly and will egnore health risks.
phentermine pills: make you loose large amounts of weight in small amounts of time.
2. Types of people who normally are involved in these fads and reasons why they wantto do these fads
They want to improve their aperance. Are worried about what others think of them. They want to be skinnier.
3. Side effects
tanning: they can get cancer and have servior sun damage.
Phentermine pills: some side effects might include: nausea, sick, meanie than usual, moody, pass out fast heart rate, head ache, dizzy and unable to sleep.
4. Research information on the fads from the show to find more interesting facts to
include in your mini report
tanning: can make lead to premature aging, wrinkles and spots on the skin. Eye damage may lead to blindness later in life.
Phentermine pills: if you drink alcohol side affects may be more extreme. May feel extremely happy or sad at any time.
Credits
ormation on the following:
• what you have learned from completing the various tasks
I have learned that people will do a lot for their looks. Even going so far as to hurt themselves in the hope of looking better or in danger their safety. I have also learned that there are many different fads and ideas that people have come up with to reach their ideal selves. However I have released not all fads are bad and some may help you when not taken to the extreme. Many people take it to far and usually experience side effects of the fads.
• how do companies get people to try various health fads
companies get people to try there fad/product by promising an ideal that it can probably never live up to. People who are insecure about a sertain part of themselves and then hear on the internet, tv ect that they are able to fix it, they are easy to convince in the hope it will do whaat it says. Celebrities who try these fads are often sponsored and payed to try the products, so they have no trouble trying the fad then posting it on Instagram for example.
• design a better strategy for good health outcomes that would work over a long term
these fads would work better if they were done in a less extreme hurtful way. If people did the fad longer but less extreme, i believe it would be healthier and work better. When people want instant results and are willing to get hurt for beauty this can almost always become a health risk, when it would hae worked better and been healthier if they had have had patience.