This paper examines how, although there have been many concerns about the sheer volume of advertising in all forms of
media
from as long as it has been in existence, the relatively new and growing
trend of using health-related fears to sell products is particularly alarming. It looks at how it is this trend that Benjamin Radford mentions in his book, "
Media Mythmakers", that actually "threatens" to manipulate consumers to the detriment of society as a whole.