What is the old weight loss candy, Ayds, and what led to its demise?
                                
                                
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                                Once a household name and a $150 million business, Ayds candy was a popular diet product for decades before its demise. People still ask, "what is the old weight loss candy?", recalling the once-ubiquitous appetite suppressant that disappeared from shelves for a memorably disastrous reason in the 1980s.