A History Of Diets - Chronology of Dieting - The 1940s & 1950s
The first diet pills are introduced, and quickly taken up by the obese and not-so-obese alike. Some of these are subsequently taken off the market in the late 20th century when the FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) find that they can cause suicidal tendencies, paranoia and psychosis in regular users.

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