The Ayds commercial refers to a diet candy product called "Ayds Reducing Plan Candy," an appetite suppressant candy introduced around 1940 in the United States. It was available in various flavors and marketed as a candy that helped suppress appetite and aid in weight loss. The product's commercials featured claims about eating less and losing weight by following the Ayds plan. Ayds became especially notable during the 1980s due to the unfortunate phonetic similarity to the AIDS disease name, which caused some notoriety and eventually led to a rebranding effort. Commercials from the 1980s emphasized the candy's effectiveness as an appetite suppressant without stimulants. Several commercials from the early 1980s show Ayds promoting weight control by curbing appetite while still allowing the enjoyment of candy flavors. These ads aired on local TV, featuring slogans such as "You're eating less... Thanks to the Ayds plan!" and "Stay the Way You Want To Be." Ayds was marketed as helping people lose weight without nervous stimulants and as a way to control yo-yo dieting. In summary, Ayds commercials portrayed the product as a candy that helped curb appetite and supported weight loss, with active marketing in the 1970s and 1980s before the brand was impacted by the emergence of the AIDS epidemic and the resulting naming confusion.