This Photo Proves 'Get Thin Quick' Schemes Aren't New At All

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This Photo Proves 'Get Thin Quick' Schemes Aren't New At All

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/vintage-diet-photo-thin-quick_n_5596055.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7fSFr_rW1RI4z38Be6I1Fw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/This_Photo_Proves_%27Get_Thin-df9159c090ffdf96e0e8df8ad324b88a" width="130" height="86" alt="This Photo Proves 'Get Thin Quick' Schemes Aren't New At All" align="left" title="This Photo Proves 'Get Thin Quick' Schemes Aren't New At All" border="0" /></a>Magic pills, quick slim-down plans and fitness gadgetry for the &quot;lazy&quot; litter the landscape -- from Dr. Oz's TV show to the banner ads on Facebook. And if we didn't know better, we might think they're a modern invention -- distortions of real, contemporary science or merely a sign of the cynical times. So let us comfort ourselves in the knowledge that we come by this, shall we say, optimism honestly. Here's a photo of a midcentury model trying out the latest in &quot;weight reducing&quot; technology -- a mechanized belt meant to work out one's hips and buttocks muscles without</p><br clear="all"/>

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