6 Weird Beliefs People Had 50 Years Ago 

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4. Cigarettes were the best treatment for constipation among pregnant women

Pregnant women face a variety of discomforts and the most prevalent one is constipation. As this problem was so popular and many women struggled to cope with it, people did the most obvious thing and tried to find an easy fix. Surprisingly, the doctors and the scientists of those times were agreeing with this new cure, moreover, they even encouraged it and spread the word among the general public. 

Smoking during pregnancy may have helped constipation, but the real and unspoken danger was the way it affected the mother and unborn child.

When further studies on smoking were done and showed its negative effects, doctors stopped prescribing it to pregnant women. This strange belief is long gone and taking extra fiber supplements on a regular basis is now the most typical remedy for pregnancy constipation.

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199 comments on “6 Weird Beliefs People Had 50 Years Ago ”

  1. This is an opinion. Sugar in excess is harmful, however used in moderation is beneficial. In a study of people using sugar alternatives vs sugar users. The alternative group gained more weight and were found to have mild neurological slowing. The brain has a glucose sensor which depresses appetite. The brain can only use glucose or ketones as fuel. I feel this is a fanatical view point. No one should overdue sugar intake but sugar is a necessary dietary item.

  2. I am really surprised to read this. For all the time I can remember, sugar was known for causing diabetes. It was also known as bad for teeth.

  3. Condoms and birth control pills are evil practices
    Wife should stay at home and raise kids while serving as servants to their husband
    Cellphone signal is enough to crash a plane down
    the stigma on AIDS
    Computers will crash in 2000

  4. It should be up to the person if they want to put a stupid seatbelt on than they can if not than it is still there right to choose what they want to do.

  5. OK If a woman has a baby and later decides she want to be a man( because of our Society: He/ She can do that!) It is still a woman who had the baby. If men in a marriage decide to adopt they qualify to be a family.

  6. Glucose (sugar) is essential to control appetite. There is a glucose receptor in the brain that helps indicate satiation. Glucose is also essential since it is the primary fuel used by the brain. Amino acids, triglycerides do not fuel the brain. Too much glucose is not healthy but when taken in moderation or in complex carbohydrate forms they are brain and muscle fuel. Too little glucose leads to ketone formation which is more damaging to the body. Your supposition is wrong and dangerous. Artificial sweeteners do more harm than good.

  7. Still think set belts are a government dictate idea and a show of power Yes they can help but have known many killed that WAS wearing them Just something else to make money from on a auto

  8. slick Willy Clinton was the socialist, control freak that FORCED the seatbelt law down the throats of the “free & several” (sovereign) states. Threatening to BLACKMAIL and extort federal highway funds from those state that didn’t comply. Many in Amerika are still under the illusion that they are free. IF you don’t pay the taxes to your masters in gov’t., YOU will see how free you are(n’t). wise up ye sheeople, we only have 4 years to restore the republic. Are you tired of paying to be abused? your money wasted on others (mostly communist), and NOT your evil empire (former country)? RESIST them, they are sissies & perverts. Fear GOD, and not man (covid). grow a pair (see Peter West down below) (the Gestapo needs to be defunded) (the unGREATful SOCIETY too)

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