# Need help to win a bet re an old diet suppresant candy called AIDS **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 31, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715 "2006-03-31T16:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jacob\_Silj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Jacob\_Silj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jacob_Silj)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/1 "2006-03-31T16:30:01Z")
I am positive there was a chocolate, square-shaped diet suppresant called AIDS, circa late 70’s-early 80’s. I have a bet with people at work who don’t believe this product existed. If anyone can provide a link to an online picture of the box or anything, it would be greatly appreciated- I will even send a portion of the wager (5.00) if you like 🙂 . I have tried every possible google word serach combination I can think of and only get info on how the disease suppresses the appetite and such. And no, this request is in no way making light of the disease or anyone who has it, it stemmed from a discussion on weird product names. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![rackman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rackman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/2 "2006-03-31T16:39:07Z")
Try searching for “Ayd’s” ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/3 "2006-03-31T16:43:48Z")
[http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,926056,00.html](http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,926056,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jacob\_Silj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Jacob\_Silj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jacob_Silj)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/4 "2006-03-31T16:46:23Z")
Crap, I was spelling it wrong- thanks for the fast responses! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/5 "2006-03-31T16:46:23Z")
[!982 Ayds ad](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7935064058166993925&q=ayds) ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/6 "2006-03-31T16:47:29Z")
And adverts: [http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/3254/](http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/3254/) ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/7 "2006-03-31T16:48:30Z")
Yep, it was called **ayds**. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268149) a previous thread we’ve had about them. ---
**Author:** ![Jacob\_Silj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Jacob\_Silj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jacob_Silj)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/8 "2006-03-31T16:50:19Z")
God, how bizarre, one of the links Gorilla Man kindly sent has the caption “help takes weight off and keep it off”… ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/9 "2006-03-31T16:50:22Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > [!982 Ayds ad](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7935064058166993925&q=ayds) [quote] Why take diet pills when you can enjoy Ayds? [quote] Yikes! ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-to-win-a-bet-re-an-old-diet-suppresant-candy-called-aids/350715/10 "2006-03-31T16:57:43Z")
I can see why they pulled them off the market, but that commercial, in hindsight, is hilarious!