The use of consumer testimonials is pervasive in weight-advertising. One hundred and ninety-five (65%) of the advertisements in the sample used consumer testimonials and 42% contained before-and-after pictures (Cleland et al, viii).
Rapid Weight-Claims. According to Cleland that rapid weight-claims were made in 57% of the advertisements (viii). There are advertisements that show that illustrates rapid weight loss such claims as shedding off 10 pounds in less than 2 weeks. Seeing this result, women became attracted due to the fact that weight loss seems so effortless and easy. .
No Diet or Exercise Required. Many health experts believe to attain an ideal weight, diet and exercise are necessary and to many, they seem not so effective at all aside from the fact that diet and exercise require a lot of motivation and will thus the claim of advertisers that weight loss supplements are effective without the prescription of diet and exercise give many a sigh of relief. In fact, 42% of all of the ads reviewed promote an array of quick-fix pills, patches, potions, and programs for effortless weight and 64% of those ads also promised fast results. The ads claim that results can be achieved without reducing caloric intake or increasing physical activity. Some even go so far as to tell consumers "you can eat as much as you want and still lose weight" (Cleland et al, viii).
Long-term/Permanent Weight-Claims. Those who already lost weight wanted to keep that for long and this is what advertisers try to depict in their advertisements. Women love that idea: losing weight and keeping it for a long time. "Take it off and keep it off" (long-term/permanent weight) claims were used in 41% of the ads in the sample. In fact, the publicly available scientific research contains very little that would substantiate long-term or permanent.
weight-claims for most of today's popular diet products. Accordingly, long-term or permanent.
DIET PILLS: HOW SAFE ARE THEY? ... The need to be accepted and admired by others captivates the minds of many men and women of today. ... This is what leads many people to abuse their intake of diet pills. ... These warnings are not enough for people to avoid using diet pills. ... I stopped using diet pills for the next two years, and managed to lose the weight again by dieting and exercising. ...
In the 1990's there was an epidemic from the manufactures of diet pills. ... I asked her quite a few questions, like; I hear that you've taken diet pills in the past? ... With the Japanese diet pill "Slim 10- it was finally taken off the market because it was blamed for at least four (4) deaths and over 150 cases of illness. ... I took the Fen Phen and Pondemin for about 1 year, you had to take both pills together, because one countered the side effects of the other. ... Once she agreed to prescribe the diet pills then I had to come in for an office visit once a month. ...
"Diet pills" are another growing trend in the diet industry. ... An extremely popular diet pill is known as Metabolife. ... And most surprisingly, it causes psychological side effects, including depression and insomnia. When taken with caffeine, these diet pills can prove to be deadly. ... If you can ignore the physical side effects of diet pills, weight loss is possible. ...
Some of these diseases are bulimia, anorexia, and also the usage and dependence on diet pills. ... She has, at times, taken diet pills to try to loose weight." ... (Myers, Psychology pg. 74) Another condition which effects society today, is the dependence on diet pills.These pills usually promote faster weight loss. ... Many of these drugs, shakes, and pills are dangerous, and may cause long term, hazardous effects. ... Diet pills also have other side effects, such as moodiness, shaking, hyperactivity or tiredness, heart palpitations, starvation, and loss of appetite. ...
Along with starvation and extreme exercise, many women turn to yet another dangerous weight loss method, diet pills. ... Whether the pills are prescription or over-the-counter, they can be very dangerous, and have serious side effects. There are two types of diet pills; appetite suppressant and fat-blocker (Best and Safest Diet Pills). ... Fat-blocking diet pills, which work in the digestive system, can cause gastrointestinal pains, gas with discharge, and bowel movement urgency (Best and Safest Diet Pills). The labels for these pills clearly state all of their horrible and disgusting cons...
Widely available diet pills are the weight loss drugs of choice among teenagers. ... In a college study held in the year 2002, nearly half the women had once taken a PPA diet pill. Among adolescent girls under the age of sixteen, thirty-four percent believe they are over weight and use PPA diet pills. ... Over one-third of the teenagers using diet pills double their doses. ... Teenagers that use this pill do not fully realize the effects of them in their lives. ...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Birth Control Pills Over one hundred million women within the United States use oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, to prevent unwanted pregnancies. ... Women who smoke while using the oral contraceptive increase their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. ... These side effects may improve within time. ... There is a number of negative side effects woman experience. ... The risk of experiencing any or all of these side effects can be controlled by the woman's diet, health conditions, and proper usage of the oral contraceptive....
The incidence is estimated to be 3% in the general population; but 20% of college women suffers from it. ... Other forms of purging can involve excessive exercise, fasting, use of diuretics, diet pills and enemas. ... Most women and an increasing number of men are motivated by the strong desire to be thin and a fear of becoming obese. ... Women are under just as much pressure to be thin as teenagers are. We are seeing more and more women developing eating disorders in their twenties, thirties, forties, and beyond. ...
Although Type 1 diabetes normally effects teenagers, the disease can effect adults. ... A study conducted on whole-grain products show that consuming whole-grain foods have beneficial effects in decreasing the risk of Type 2 diabetes in United States Women. ... Doctors should consistently advise their patients about the effects of a poor diet and the benefits of a healthy diet (Rodgers, 1999). ... Either Xenical or a placebo pill was given to more than 360 people for one year. Those on Xenical lost an average of 12 lbs, about twice the weight that the people taking the dummy pill lost" (Ba...