[AYDS APPETITE SUPPRESSANT CANDY / DIET PLAN TV COMMERCIALS ]

Genre: Commercial

Year Published: 1970s 1980s

Description:

Dating to the late 1970s or early 1980s, these are TV commercials for Ayds Reducing Plan Candy. Ayds was a diet candy that was marketed as an appetite suppressant. It was available in flavors like chocolate, butterscotch, and chocolate mint. The candy was introduced in the United States in the mid-1940s and was discontinued in the late 1980s. Ayds contained phenylpropanolamine, which was designed to suppress hunger and reduce caloric intake. Ayds was a convenient and tasty way to control weight, and Hollywood celebrities endorsed it in the late 1970s, which increased its popularity. However as the Acquired Immune Deficiency or AIDS epidemic emerged in the 1980s, the weight-loss product's similar name caused consternation and eventually, the product line was abandoned.

Transcript:
00:00 Woman: "Does this come in a size larger?" Saleswoman: "No, just sold it." Woman: "The zipper went up all right. Maybe if I took off a few pounds but how?" 0:19 Saleswoman: "Like I did: the AYDS plan. AYDS reducing plan candy. When you take one or two with a hot drink before meals AYDS helps you curb your appetite without any drugs. On the AYDS plan you eat less and you lose weight naturally." Woman: "You've made a sale." 0:57 Announcer: "Overweight? Try the AYDS reducing plan. AYDS candy contains vitamins and minerals. No drugs. This delicious tasting candy taken with a hot drink before meals helps you curb your appetite. You eat less because you want less so you lose weight. In case after case reports show pounds lost by men and women alike. 1:16 And once you've reduced AIDS helps you control your weight the AIDS reducing plan is proved thousands have lost weight on it. Try it.

Complete Record: Dating to the late 1970s or early 1980s, these are TV commercials for Ayds Reducing Plan Candy. Ayds was a diet candy that was marketed as an appetite suppressant. It was available in flavors like chocolate, butterscotch, and chocolate mint. The candy was introduced in the United States in the mid-1940s and was discontinued in the late 1980s. Ayds contained phenylpropanolamine, which was designed to suppress hunger and reduce caloric intake. Ayds was a convenient and tasty way to control weight, and Hollywood celebrities endorsed it in the late 1970s, which increased its popularity. However as the Acquired Immune Deficiency or AIDS epidemic emerged in the 1980s, the weight-loss product's similar name caused consternation and eventually, the product line was abandoned. Transcript: 00:00 Woman: "Does this come in a size larger?" Saleswoman: "No, just sold it." Woman: "The zipper went up all right. Maybe if I took off a few pounds but how?" 0:19 Saleswoman: "Like I did: the AYDS plan. AYDS reducing plan candy. When you take one or two with a hot drink before meals AYDS helps you curb your appetite without any drugs. On the AYDS plan you eat less and you lose weight naturally." Woman: "You've made a sale." 0:57 Announcer: "Overweight? Try the AYDS reducing plan. AYDS candy contains vitamins and minerals. No drugs. This delicious tasting candy taken with a hot drink before meals helps you curb your appetite. You eat less because you want less so you lose weight. In case after case reports show pounds lost by men and women alike. 1:16 And once you've reduced AIDS helps you control your weight the AIDS reducing plan is proved thousands have lost weight on it. Try it.