Introduction
| Health fads | Details |
| Apple cider vinegar. | Apples have something called pectin in it which makes you feel fuller. |
| Smoking | Because nicotine is said to make you loose your appetite so you don't eat as much. |
| Tapeworm diet |
Once tapeworms are put inside of you the slowly eat at all the food that's already in your stomach. |
| Coconut diet | 2-3 teaspoons of coconut oil a day is said to increase metabolism and improve digesting food. |
shark cartilage: people thought that eating animal cartilage shrunk tumours and helped cure cancer.
Task
Smoking fad: Cigarettes are promoted on the Tv and are sold at most stores so there are a lot of posters in shops. I think that promoting cigarettes would be successful because people have to go shopping all the time and they are at basically all shops. I also think that promoting cigarettes would be unsuccessful because everyone knows what the negative are of smoking. The negative side effects of smoking are brain damage, loss of smell and taste, yellow teeth and cancer.
Coconut diet: The coconut diet is promoted in magazines, mainly in the health/body/fitness sections and through the Internet. I think that the marketing of the coconut diet would be very successful because people that want/need to go on a diet usually check magazines to see what diets/fads are actually working for other people because you can't always trust the Internet but most people trust the fitness sections. I think that the marketing of the coconut diet could also be unsuccessful because it is only really promoted through magazines and their are some people that don't read magazines or just skip that section. The side effects of this diet can include, flu, blood clots and severe allergic reactions.
Tape worm fad:The tapeworm fad is marketed through the Internet, magazines and has also been shown on television. I think that the marketing of the tapeworm fad would be successful in some ways because some of the shows that it has been promoted on are very popular. I also think that it could be very unsseccesful because most places it's promoted, it also has all the negatives to trying this fad, and the negatives always outshine the positives. The negatives to trying the tapeworm diet can include, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain and weakness.
Out of these three health fads, I would most likely try the Coconut diet because I really like coconut and the side effects aren't as bad as the other health fads. The health fad I would least likely try is smoking because of all the side effects, how addicting it can get and it's a horrible habit to have.
Process
| Health Fad | Diet Pills (DNP) |
| Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo) | Sarah Houston, 23, Female |
| Duration of health fad | 18 months |
| Reason for going on health fad | Sarah had bulimia, anorexia and eating disorders so I thanked it was linked to that. |
| Symptoms | She felt really hot and her eyes yellowed. |
| Did the health fad achieve what it claimed in any way? | I can't find anything that says that it actually helped Sarah lose weight. |
| Health Fad | LighterLife diet |
| Person (Name, Age, Gender, photo) | Samantha Clowe, 34, Female Duration of Health Fad Samantha was 11 weeks into her diet when she passed away. |
| Reason for going on Health Fad | She was engaged and didn't want to walk down the isle as and obese bride. Samantha also wanted to gain the respect of her colleagues at work. |
| Symptoms | None that I could find. |
| Did the Health Fad achieve what it claimed in any way? | Yes it did, before she died she had lost over 20kg. |
| Details of other similar cases | In 2006, Matilda Callghan, 25, had been on the same diet for six months and had lost over 63kg before she passed away. |
Evaluation
| Types of fads in the show | Including details of each |
| Sun tanning | |
| Diet pills: phentermine | |
| Types of people involved in these | Fads and reasons why they want to be |
| Sun addicts | People who are usually pale or not at their ideal skin tone decide they want to tan everyday. |
| Phentermine | People who are not happy with their weight or might not have any other options or have no other diets that work for them take this pill. |
| Side effects | |
| Sun addicts | Skin cancer, melanoma, sun damage, cataracts, eye cancer. |
| Phentermine........... | Mean, moody, nausea's, feeling like you are about to pass out, heart beats really hard, headaches, dizziness, depression, irritability, sleepless. |
| Interesting facts | |
| Tanning | The number of skin cancer cases due to tanning is higher than the number of lung cancer cases due to smoking. |
| Phentermine | Acts as an appetite suppressant. |
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Conclusion
Credits
This term I have learnt about what health fads actually are and I have also learnt about the type of people that usually decide to try health fads. Companies get people to try health fads by promoting them through the different sources. This could include being promoted over the Internet, through books and magazines, advertisements on the tv or even having their own segment in a show. A better strategy for good health outcomes could be to just eat healthier and excessive everyday, there shouldn't be any serious side effects from doing that.