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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Weird Wednesday: Kelpidine - the "Miracle" Diet Candy

(From Movieland: February 1955)


Kelpidine Candy allegedly could help you lose 25 pounds in 25 days. What this ad does not say is that since you are on only a 1,000 calorie a day diet with this "diet plan", you are probably starving and still probably won't lose weight. Lucky for us, this candy made from seaweed did not have a lot of scientific research backing it. Naturally, lawsuits followed this product through the years because of it's wild claims. Since it's mostly made of iodine, the product wasn't safe for people with blood disorders such as diabetes or heart trouble. For a fun take on this ad, check out one of my favorite blogs Kitchen Retro.

2 comments:

  1. Ah, delicious kelp. And Delicious iodine. All sorts of things could happen to you, I suspect, if you took this. Thank you so much for the link!

    And happy Wednesday :)

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  2. Wow!
    and it seems people still haven't learned always chasing the ads that promise quick weight loss.
    P.s. Love the new look of the blog!

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