Health Fads

Critically analyse and assess health-related trends and fads including the use of planned diets and exercise regimes.

Recognise myths and fallacies related to product marketing claims.

Complete a series of tasks in the format of a WebQuest to raise awareness of these findings with peers.

TASK A

Task A is about examples of Curent and Old health fads. Explain  details of the fad in your own words– Do not copy and paste from the internet.

Task B

Task B is about the following questions in full sentences for each of the 3 fads you selected from Tasksheet 1.

Task C

Task C is about researching online to find examples where Health Fads have caused death or serious illness/injury and complete the following (in detail and your own words) using the information you have collected.

Task D

Task D is about completeing a mini report that presents information you have gathered from watching the following show Dangerous Fads (Dr Phil).

Task E

Task E is about Finding pictures of 3 famous people who are have tried a health fad. Create a chain diagram that links the famous person to the fad and also to the negative side effects of the fad

Task A

Health Fads	Details
The Master Cleanse	Master Cleanse,  the detoxificationprogram that consists simply of drinking a mix of lemon or lime juice, maple syrup, water, and Cayenne pepper -- no eating or drinking anything else -- for a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 45 days.
Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet	Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet, a breakthrough in science that was first marketed as a pain-relief product, but then went on to promise those who wear it enhanced performance, balance and vitality.
Ear Candling	When you place a long, hollow cone coated in beeswax or paraffin into your ear and let it burn, a subtle vacuum effect is created in the ear canal. This vacuuming effect reportedly draws ear wax out of the ear and thus cures a wide range of medical problems, such as ear aches, sinus infections, headaches and even vertigo.
Cow Urine	The cow is a sacred creature in India, they hopes to turn cow urine into the next soft-drink craze. Promoting the liquid as a cure for a range of ailments including liver disease and, of course, cancer.
Vinegar and Water Diet	A vinegar and water diet consists of apple cider vinegar mixed with water and is typically used for weight loss. According to Every Diet, the apple cider vinegar diet is simply mixing 1 to 3 tsp. of apple cider vinegar with water and drinking it before meals; three times a day is ideal. Adding a bit of honey to the mixture can make it more palatable.

Task B

1. How is each fad promoted/marketed?

Cow Urine: Cow Urine will be promoted as a soft for Hindu Indians and they say it will be bigger than Coke.

Ear Candling: Ear Candles are allready on the shelves in chemists.

Water and Vinegar - None 

 

2. Find an example advertisement for one of the fads and insert into this worksheet?

Cow Urine -

Ear Candles -

Water and Vinegar - None

3. Explain why you think the promotion/marketing of these fads would be successful?

Only the Cow urine because Hindu Indians Love the stuff.

4. Explain why you think the promotion/marketing of these fads would be unsuccessful?

Because all of these fads are pointless, these will either make you sick or it could work.

5. Which of the 3 fads you selected would you be most likely to try and WHY?

Vinegar and

Water Diet because its not stupid but it is still pointless.

6. Which of the 3 fads would you be least likely to try and WHY?

Cow Urine because its URINE, I would never drink Cow Urine.

7. What are the negative side effects for each?

Ear Candling -

      Temporary loss of hearing

• Painful burns from wax both in and around ears
• Burns from fire
• Ringing in ears
• Ear canal blockage
• Ear drum puncture
• Death

Cow Urine - None

Vinergar and Water Diet - None

Task C

 

Health Fad	Anorexia
Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo)	Stacey, 18 years, female
Duration of Health Fad	forever if not trited
Reason for going on Health Fad	She wanted to look thiner and when she thought she was controle but then it got out of hand and took control of her she had to go to the hospital and stay there until she was fit and healthy again
Symptoms	Anorexia is caused by starvation and excessive wieght lose
Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way?	yes she lose weight but it got out of hand and she lose to much weight
Details of other similar cases	tapeworm diet and colonic iragation

Task D

1.    Types of Fads in the tv show – including details of each?

Sun damage/Tanning booth

Phentermines

2.    Types of people who normally are involved in these fads and reasons why they want to do these fads?

To look good to the public.

People who are not a fan of their weight and want to loose it by taking

special medication.

3.    Side effects?

People get skin cancer and leashones from tanning.

4.    Research information on the fads from the show to find more interesting facts to include in your mini report?

The following proportions of youth report indoor tanning—

• 13% of all high school students.
• 21% of high school girls.
• 32% of girls in the 12th grade.
• 29% of white high school girls.

Phentermines

Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

• feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;

• chest pain, feeling like you might pass out;

• swelling in your ankles or feet;

• pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;

• confusion or irritability, unusual thoughts or behavior;

• feelings of extreme happiness or sadness; or

• dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).

Task E

What you have learned from completing the various tasks? I have learnt that most fads can be dangerous to your health.

How do companies get people to try various health fads? They draw in people by promising things that are redicilous, they are mostly targeting teenagers.

Design a better strategy for good health outcomes that would work over a long term? A better stragtegy is eating healthy foods such as vegies and fruits and also drinking lots of water.