From cocaine to worms: the most savage methods of weight loss the past century

Years pass and centuries, and the eternal feminine question "How to lose weight?" remains relevant. In the war against overweight all means are good, and the 20th century confirms this. The ladies were ready for any sacrifice to achieve the desired slim figure. In the course were drugs, cigarettes and even parasites. Learn about the most bizarre and dangerous ways to lose weight popular in the last century, from our material.Everyone knows that the best way to lose weight — healthy eating and exercise. But many people want to lose weight as quickly as possible, so often resort to the help of tablets. The main action of dietary supplements for weight loss — appetite suppression. Most of them contain liraglutide, which can seriously harm your health.

However, women is not stopping. As it did not stop many years ago, when for weight loss even used deadly means.

Oddly enough, the cocaine, once thought a miracle cure for many diseases, including excess weight. In the early 1900s, drugs are freely sold on the shelves. Moreover, it is widely touted as a means of helping to deal with impotence and toothache. Cocaine was even part of Coca-Cola, until it was banned in 1903.

Times have changed, and the white powder continued to be associated with the field of fashion and catwalk, as the models often resorted to his help to stay skinny. Cocaine has not disappeared from the fashion industry so far, and some models are "hooked" on it, in order not to lose the slender aptitude.

In 20-e years of the last century, people have tried to lose weight, Smoking as many cigarettes. It was believed that Smoking suppresses hunger and appetite.

At that time, were already starting to talk about the harmful effects of cigarettes on health, so the tobacco companies used the trick about weight loss to sell their goods. For example, the slogan of the brand Lucky Strike was: "Hey, light a cigarette, and you will forget about the sweets that make you fat".

Dinitrophenol was one of the first drugs for weight loss used in the 1930-ies. In 1938 it was banned in the US due to dangerous side effects. This substance is widely used as photochemical, fertilizer, pesticide and in the manufacture of paints and explosives.

23-year-old Sarah Houston died in 2012 as a result of taking dinitrophenol. She bought the substance online to lose weight. No less than 12 women who took it were blind, others lost their sense of taste, rashes, dizziness, headaches and heart arrhythmia.

Amphetamine, which is now considered a soft drug, in 1940-1950-ies of the physicians prescribed as remedies for weight loss. Everywhere was advertising about how a few grams of amphetamine will help you to lose weight effortlessly.

Diet-tale, which was to transform fat to skinny, was popular among women in the 1960-1970-ies. They say that this extreme method used even Elvis Presley, to fit into tight costumes.

It was believed that if a person sleeps, he does not experience feelings of hunger. In order to fall asleep for hours, people took sleeping pills, thus postponing the meal. Besides the fact that losing weight has become dependent on drugs, there was a high risk of overdose. Despite the danger of the method, it remains popular today among those who suffer from eating disorders.

While some gain in quarantine extra pounds, others want to lose weight. Some do it not in order to become more attractive, but out of fear to contract the coronavirus.