Tue, Feb-27-24, 22:13
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Plan: Atkins-ish (hypoglycemia)
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Progress: 50%
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deirdra
Are they going to give it a catchy name, like "Ayds"? The caramel-flavoured chew was marketed as an appetite-suppressant candy, but went out of business during the Aids crisis in the mid-1980s. The active ingredient was originally benzocaine, presumably to reduce the sense of taste to reduce eating, later changed in the candy (as reported by The New York Times) to phenylpropanolamine.
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My mom used those, only hers were the chocolate flavor.
I thought the benzocaine was to numb the stomach so you didn't feel so hungry, but I would imagine it worked to numb the taste buds too.
I'm sure they'll brainstorm some catchy names like
O-Zem-wow!
Wego-chews
Zep-bits
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