hpe assignment

what is a health fad?

a health fad is a diet that consists of eating healthy foods or excersising in a particular way that encourages and helps people to lose weight, they are also often reffered to health trends or crash diets.

 

overall assignment:

the assignment asks to complete the given tasks and to present them on a web quest. 

task a: to create a table and to present the current health trends, also listing the older health trends that help numerous people to loose weight.

task b: to select three health trends from the table and to answer the following questions in full sentences from task b.

task c: research online to find information where a health trend has caused serious illness or possibly death.

task d: to present a small report with information that i have collected from viewing the youtube clip "dangerous health fads".

task e: to find three different pictures of famous people who have attempted a health trend and have succeeded.

 

 

 

Health  Fad	Details
blueberrie diet	these berries are rich in anti oxidants and by eating them raw it provides you with the best flavour and the maximum nutritional benefits.
the paleo diet	the paleo diet is also referred to the caveman diet and is fairly new. it consists of eating whole, unprocessed foods such as, fruits, nuts, seeds, meat, poultry and vegetables. the paleo diet says to avoid foods like refined sugars, dairy, legumes and grains by trying the paleo diet you lose quite an amount of weight.
tapeworm diet hhc hh	this diet has been around for almost a century. it consists of swallowing a tapeworm, the common tapeworm used for this diet is the beef tapeworm by doing this it is said you lose a significant amount of weight.
raw food diet	by eating unwhole, unprocessed ,uncooked and regularly organic foods. you lose weight. by havi g a variety raw fruits, nuts, seeds, meat, egg and fish.  by cooking these foods you destroy the enzymes in them.  so, by not cooking foods you enhace your energy levels.
coconut water	ffcoconut water is the clear liquid found inside young green coconuts, it has fifteen times the amount of potassium than the average sports drink. by drinking coconut water you also lose weight.

 

task B- paleo diet

1. how is this fad promoted/marketed?

this fad is noticed by people on facebook and there is many websites on the internet that tells how this fad is beneficial to your body and how it helps to lose weight, and also by the suggestions of doctors.

2. give an example of the advertisement:........

 

3. explain why you think the promoting/marketing would be successful?

I think that the marketing would be successful because it would get passed on with the public on facebook.  there would also be a number of people on the internet finding ways to lose weight and when people attempt the paleo diet and it is successful they will reccomend it to other people.

4. explain why you would think that the promoting/marketing would be unsuccessful?

I think that the promoting/marketing may not work because the public that are on facebook may be private. so if they try the paleo diet and it is successful and post images or quotes about this diet, people wil not be able to see the results.

 

5. which of the three fads would you least likely to try and why?

in my opinion i would not like to try the tapeworm diet, due to having negative side effects.  the tapeworm wont just stay in your stomach it can move to the other parts of your body to, such as your brain which can cause deadly risks.

 

6. which of the three fads you selected would you be most likely to try and why? 

I would try the blueberrie diet because i think it has an enjoyable taste and it is rich in anti-oxidants. it also a healthy and delicious option.

 

7. the negative side effects:

by changing to the paleo diet your body needs to adapt. you may experience some side effects such as, head aches, dizziness, body aches, cold sweats, lack of energy and cravings of particular foods.

task C

 

Health Fad	the tapeworm diet.
Person (Name, Age, Gender,  photo)	Isabella Cora (female.) is one of the many victims that have suffered major injuries or in this case died. she was twenty eight years of age when she died.
Duration of Health Fad	four months.
Reason for going on Health Fad	her mother wanted her to lose a certain amount of weight as she was a model and suggested the tapeworm diet, without warning her of the risks.
Symptoms	there are many risks when swallowing a tapeworm. the tapeworm not only stays in your stomach but can also move around to other parts of your body like your brain which can lead to death.
Did the Health Fad achieve what  it claimed in any way?	the tapeworm diet did achiveve to lose weight along the way to isabellas death.
Details of other similar cases

Health Fad	raw food diet
Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo)	kristen suzanne is a female and has attempted the raw food diet. (age unknown.)
Duration of Health Fad	by having a variety of raw food for eleven days you feel energised and lose a certain amount of weight.
Reason for going on Health Fad	krisren suzanne wanted to lose weight because previously in her life she was a body builder and wanted to lose a certain amount of weight
Symptoms	she experienced nausea, weakness, dizziness and other physical and emotional issues.
Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way?	it did achieve to lose weight but kristen also became quite ill while she was on the diet.
Details of other similar cases

 

task d

types of fads shown in the video (dr. phil) : phentermine.

2. people who were involved with the diet: stephanie.

what is phentermine: it is a drug that supresses your appetite. 

the side effects of phentermine: stephanie experienced emotional issues, naucious, depression, she wouls also feel quite ill and and her heart would often beat quick and hard.

why did she try phentermine: she wanted to lose a substantial amount of weight as she suffered weight issues in the past.

facts about the healthfad.

• this drug is reccomended to be taken two hours after breakfast to, which results in suppressing ones appetite.
• this drug is not to be taken in the late afternoon as it causes insomnia.
• this drug is also highly dangerous for pregnant women as it can cause harm to both mother and baby.
• it is highly reccomendd people with heart deffects do not take this drug as it causes heart pulpitations.

 

task e

Gwyneth Paltrow has tried the metrobiotic diet for 11 years and now has been diagnosed with osteopenia which is a serious bone disease. symptoms: Gwyneth fractured a bone a few years ago which lead to a bone scam, which revealed she had the beginning stages of osteopenia, due to the diet.conclusion:

what have you learnt from the various tasks?

I have learnt that you need to take caution with particular health fads yiou choose as they have many dangrous risks which can cause you to be very ill.

how do companies get people to try their health fads?

they have a variety of ways such as brochures or flyers and facebook accounts which tell you how to do the diet.

design a better strategy for good health outcomes that would work overa long term.

one of the many ways to stay healthy is to eat a variety of healthy foods and excersise daily.