{"id":6118,"date":"2013-12-03T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thequackdoctor.com\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T10:43:46","slug":"figuroids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thequackdoctor.com\/index.php\/figuroids\/","title":{"rendered":"Figuroids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ADvent<\/span><\/h4>\n

.<\/span>ADvent Calendar Day 3<\/span><\/h4>\n

.<\/span>The three female figures in Figuroids’ publicity were designed to illustrate the product’s promise:<\/p>\n

‘If you are like the STOUT girl—you will become like the MEDIUM girl—and finally like the DAINTY girl—by taking Figuroids.’<\/em><\/p>\n

.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Figuroids<\/p>\n

Launched in the UK in 1907 by Canadian doctor George Dixon, Figuroids used a veneer of scientific language to disguise their construction of obesity as a source of shame. Pamphlets like this one from c.1908 (picture courtesy of Wellcome Images<\/a>) were inserted in magazines such as the Girl’s Own Paper <\/em>to appeal to young women, who were presented with questions such as ‘Can stout women wear the sheath gown?’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Figuroids in The Quack Doctor: Historical Remedies for All Your Ills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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