Supplements
There are many reasons that supplements have become popular. One reason is that many people realize that their diets are not adequate and they feel like they can "supplement" for the fact that they are not eating right. Other reasons include the fact that certain supplements are promoted as helping with many different conditions. For example, Gingko Bibola is promoted as helping mental processes. There is a lot of hype about supplementation and this will likely led to the continued growth of the trend.
Most of the supplements that are available are fairly safe. For example, a multivitamin does not need to be regulated and be available only with a prescription. There are some supplements that can have more serious consequences however and it is reasonable to argue that consumers should be protected. A person's primary physician would represent the ideal person to guide a patient in this process.
UNIT 3 DISCUSSSION
UNIT 4 DISCUSSION
I found three advertisements all related to performance enhancing supplements. Each ad did not make any actual claims of what they offered other than a visual image of a really fit person. The idea is that people will associate the body shown with the supplement promoted. These supplements are all pretty expensive, the claims made are based on arguable evidence, and trying to associate a super-fit athlete with a supplement is misleading because there are certainly many other factors that are more responsible for the state of the athlete's physical condition than just a supplement.
UNIT 5 DISCUSSION
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