• The review sheet for exam two will be given out on Monday.

Lecture Notes:

CONSUMER HEALTH EDUCATION
Children as consumers

Target Products for children
1. Cereal

• Found at kids' eye level in stores.
• Cereals targeted to children are high in sugar.
• When choosing a cereal:
  a. look at sugar, salt, fat content
  b. Have students calculate cost per ounce of brand  name versus off brand name.

• Currently most popular type of bike: mountain bike.
• Two kinds of bikes:
  a. open frame-girls bikes-considered most "safe"
  b. closed frame-boys bikes-more durable
• When you choose a bike you must consider:
  a. brand name
  b. how you are going to lock it up
  c. safety equipment--knee pads, helmet
  d. community laws regarding bike safety

• Body odor is the action of bacteria growing on secretions that come from glands (arms, nipples, genital areas).  These secretions are called eccrine and appocrine, which become active during puberty.
• Ways to address body odor:
  a. soap and water
  b. antiperspirants- interfere with excretion of sweat.  Sweating is a necessary byproduct of waste products.  It is classified as a drug because it changes a bodily function.
  c. deodorant: masks an odor, like perfume