A number of anti-fat seaweed based slimming aids were sold in the 18th and 19th century. For example bladderwrack tea. Bladderwrack is the seaweed that has air bubbles on its stems, which you can pop a bit like bubblewrap. There may have been something in it; bladderwrack seaweed contain high levels of iodine, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland, and a more active thyroid makes you burn calories faster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A number of anti-fat seaweed based slimming aids were sold in the 18th and 19th century. For example bladderwrack tea. Bladderwrack is the seaweed that has air bubbles on its stems, which you can pop a bit like bubblewrap. There may have been something in it; bladderwrack seaweed contain high levels of iodine, which is … <\/p>\n