It sounds crass even to laugh at it now by way of condemnation, but in the 1970s and '80s, there was an appetite-suppressing confection, or “reducing chocolate,” called Ayds. That's right: Get ...

Ayds Reducing Plan Candy was a successful appetite-suppressant product introduced in the United States around 1940, marketed with the cheerful slogan “Lose weight deliciously with the aid of Ayds.” ...