Pseudoscience Paper

In the first of two court cases between 1950 and 1962, the courts ordered Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc. to change their claims of Nutrilite vitamins positively aeffecting diseases like cancer, arthritis, asthma, heart trouble and tuberculosis. They changed their sales booklet, but most of the claims in the booklet was were still very misleading. After the FDA went on a rampage to seize as many of Nutrilite’s products as possible to force them to correct their misleading info or face going to court, Mytinger & Casselberry filed suit against the FDA, stating through the seizures they are trying to run them out of business, before they could make the necessary corrections, i. In a fairly lucky twist theirir the Judge in their case Judge Goldsborough, who was very much against the FDA, found in favor of Mytinger & Casselberry and issued a restraining order against the FDA, they went to trial and on

An increasing number of people are using products to enhance their diets. A recent estimate indicates, “Americans are spending some $6 billion annually on nutritional supplements, and the market is growing by 20% every year” (Zahn, 1997). Of these supplements, the increase in herbal remedy use is most dramatic. Zahn holds that the increase can be attributed to the widely held belief that herbal substances are healthy and harmless because of their natural origins (1997). Unfortunately, research on these supplements, herbal or otherwise, has not transmitted to the public as quickly as the diet enhancers themselves. The phenomenon leaves many consumers misguided by skewed advertising and

Scientific illiteracy is something that many advertising agencies play off to get a dramatic reaction from their intended audience. Viewers are gullible as they believe the majority of the information portrayed on an advertisement in front of them. These statements, beliefs, methods, theories, or practices that claim to be scientific and factual, actually deem absent of legitimate evidence and are imposters of science (Lilienfeld, et al., 2017). They simply acquire a superficial appearance, whilst lacking the scientific substance needed to prove the discipline (Lilienfeld & Lilienfeld, 2008).

The article discusses the regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on health claims and structure/function claims of food products. It explains that the FDA approves a health claim that is supported by

The author of the article shows the reader how marketers try to persuade the consumer to buy the products or items. In the article, the author tries to make the reader feel comforted with his use of strong use of diction. Throughout the article, the author uses words like “sore-footed” “soothes” and “pseudoscience” to describe to

We are sometimes manipulated into buying these products because it will work wonders or make us feel good about ourselves, well I could say that some products are good heck even amazing. However, there are those that are just plain wrong that are so egger to sell the product just to make profit off of us, not caring whether we are content with how it works. Have you ever wondered why the advertisements just keep repeating sometimes well it’s like they are just planting it in your head about this product that they are trying to sell you and that you must have according to the advertisers. According to writer Sienna Kossman she states how advertisers operate and how they get the consumers to buy the product she say that the way they get them

The product more or less receives a seal of approval without the consumer ever really knowing whether the “expert” is truly an expert at all. The professional’s actual doctorate may not even be in the medical field, but in a completely different field and unrelated all together. This is done because viewers ask fewer questions about a product or information when backed by a professional. This tactic is used to gain the trust of the viewers. Once they have the viewers’ trust in hand, Iovative Health Sciences, Inc., persuades these young female viewers to believe almost anything that they want them too. These women become inclined to believe that Hydroxycut will work for them; fast, easy, and with no hassles. This method of gaining the female consumers trust coupled with Hydroxycut ads’ other advertising fallacies for example, the airbrushed and digitally enhanced photos along with Hydroxycut’s over exaggerated or falsified statements; make their already vulnerable female audience more susceptible to their deceptions. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an agency created to protect America’s consumers, drew up a report called, “Weight-Loss Advertising: An Analysis of Current Trends,” which investigated weight-loss advertising. In 2001, a content analysis found that over half of all advertising for weight-loss products used fabricated, unsupported claims. In an investigation of 300 ads from

According to the 2002 Harris poll, seven out of ten adults in the United States take vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other supplements (Schardt 2). Due to media advertising, dietary supplements are becoming more popular. Companies compete to have the best supplements. It is said that forty percent of American adults take vitamin supplements and over the counter products, which total in several billion dollars (Farley 2). Although many of the supplements claim to be healthy and help lose weight, the dangers are endless. Dietary supplements can be illegally spiked and are not safe. Therefore, putting regulations on dietary supplements and their safety hazards is necessary.

Any information and activity to misguide and enticing people to become more and more unnecessarily dependent on, and or become addict to unnecessary and excess use of curing facilities, curing methods, health products plans devices be it proven or unproven, tantamount to health fraud scams.

When it comes down to it, I am a weirdo. If someone were to take a consensus of what people thought of me, it would defiantly be along the lines of that, however people probably would have come to that conclusion for some other reason all together. The reason I’m talking about here is because I know how to ride a unicycle and juggle. I have had the basic talents for becoming a circus performer since I was seven and I’m still accumulating a repertoire of amusing, yet odd talents that, who knows, maybe one day will be useful.

Consumers will be more likely to initiate a conversation with their physician after seeing an advertisement on television, or in a magazine. In a paper titled An Insider 's Perspective: Defense of the Pharmaceutical Industry 's Marketing Practices, author Kanika Johar (2013) writes, "In my experience, the goal of DTCA is to increase market share for the new drug by bringing awareness to a particular disease that the drug treats" (p.10). The first part of that sentence is remarkably candid. As an industry insider, Johar admits that increasing market share is the goal of DTCA. While proponents cite education and awareness as reasons to continue DTCA, research consistently shows that consumers are not educated in any meaningful way about drugs and their side effects in a 2 minute commercial or a tiny 4 point font, need a degree in biotechnology to understand, print advertisement (Frosch et al, 2010; Arnold & Oakley, 2013).

In the modern era, mental disorders have been better researched and cared for, as opposed to the past, where people with mental disorders were heavily discriminated against because people believed that they were completely different, or "a freak". However, still to this day, people with mental disorders are treated completely differently due to the issues in their brain that are considered freakish. Why are they considered freakish? And also, how can we better understand people who have mental disorders? First, is the need to understand what someone with a mental disorder goes through in his or her life. Also important is the need to figure out how these people inherit social disorders, and what could possibly happen when people who have these

Fenter in the Journal of Risk & safety in Medicine “Between 1997 and 2001, the FDA issued 94 noticed of violations for drug ads where the product’s benefits where exaggerated and/or its risks were minimized,” (Fenter 2006) B. Inaccurate  “In 1997-2001, spending on research and development rose by only 59%” (McLellan 2002)  Ads were evaluated by panel of 32 medical specialists who found that 33% of ads surveyed were inaccurate with important information being left out, (Fenter 2006) C. Influential  “55% of drug companies expenditures on promotional activities went toward providing samples to doctors, 29% was for sending drug company representatives to meet with doctors.’’ (McLellan 2002). 2. We can get drug companies to stop misleading, influencing and advertising inaccurate drugs by focusing on these three individuals: FDA, Doctors and Consumers A. FDA  “Once a drug receives the FDA’s approval for marketing, there are limited government controls in place for which conditions the drug may be prescribed”  With limited staff available to review ads, regulatory warning letters appear to be decreasing even as the volume of advertising is increasing (Liang and Mackey 2011).

The advertisement I chose to Analyse is for Fuze Shape drink. The advertisement features an eye-catching picture of a very toned, woman’s naked butt and thigh with the fuze drink package design painted on it. In bold letters, at the bottom of the ad, it says “LOVE YOUR SHAPE”. The ad implies that if you drink Fuze Shape, you will love what it does to your body. In the subtext of the ad, it states that this drink is “made with Vitamin C and Chromium” and “Chromium helps your body metabolize carbohydrates and fats”. These scientific claims imply that these two ingredients will help your body burn calories to produce a better-shaped body. The ad also doesn’t tell you how much Vitamin C and Chromium there is in the drink. Also, by giving a glimpse of nutritional information, 25 Calories, which is boldly painted on the upper thigh of the model, and by stating that the drink is a “naturally flavored enhanced real fruit beverage,” while adding juicy looking blueberries and raspberries to the picture and painted on the girl’s hip, they try to have you believe that this is a healthy drink, which is not necessarily true.

Many substances are wonderful for the human body, but can be dangerous at high levels. For example, many people love almonds, they are sprinkled on ice cream, cooked in casseroles and eaten raw. There are sweet almonds and bitter almonds; the only problem with the bitter almonds is that they are full of cyanide (Frater, 2009). Therefore, it is a good thing to know what is in the food being consumed. Rachel knows that something is wrong because of the way she feels, and there are two agencies that she can contact, the FCC and the FDA. Since Rachel believes that the advertising is misleading, she could contact the FCC. They regulate any type of broadcast advertising and will investigate any claims that the supplement is making to see if they are true (Consumer, 2015). Rachel should first see her doctor to find out if her leg cramps and headaches have another cause, and if there is no other reason for the way she feels, she could also contact the FDA. After she reports her adverse reactions to the product the FDA will examine the supplement to see if there are any harmful substances in the product (Report, 2015). The two agencies will conduct an investigation and act upon their