Consumerism
What is a consumer?
A person who buys goods and services for personal use.
All natural labelled foods are healthier than those without the 'natural' label. Myth or fact?
Myth
Over 1 million Australians are living with a non-communicable disease. Myth or fact?
What is a critical consumer?
Someone who makes a conscious choice to buy or not buy a product because of ethical and political beliefs
What makes a source reliable?
Written by someone who is an expert in their discipline and is free of errors and bias
In order to prevent non-communicable diseases it is advised that governments ban the selling of alcohol all together.
False. Government control over the consumption of alcohol has been found to prevent riskier consumption.
Who are shareholders?
An owner of shares in the company.
What makes a source unreliable?
Lacks credibility and trustworthiness
What are the four main non-communicable diseases?
Cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes amount to 50% of deaths worldwide.
What are profit margins?
A common measure of the degree to which a company or a particular business activity makes money
Foods labelled reduced in sodium, means it is always low in sodium. Fact or myth?
Fact
Name three basic natural ways to boost your immune system?
Healthy food intake, adequate sleep and decreased stress.
What is 1 of the 6 steps to better fact check?
Ask for evidence. Look what fact-checkers have found. Google search twice. Search the deep web. Look for expects with different opinions. Check out books.
When are you more likely to buy a food product?
When it appeals as a healthier alternative.
The four main non-communicable diseases contribute to 70% of deaths. Is this true, is it a lower number or is it a higher number?
It is even higher. 80% of deaths.