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It sounds unbelievable now, but cigarette ads once featured doctors in white coats endorsing specific brands. Slogans like More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette reassured the public that smoking was Cigarettes were promoted as being good for health, till early 1950s. : r HistoricalCapsule TIL From 1927 to 1952, Tobacco Companies used pictures of doctors in their advertising and used slogans claiming that doctors endorsed their brand. : r todayilearned Tobacco companies ran ads with doctors in white coats claiming cigarettes 'soothe the throat' and 'aid digestion.' The medical establishment didn't seriously push back until the 1964 Surgeon General report. A full WCNotes: Smokescreens change When Doctors Advised Healthy Cigarette Brands: Photos From 1930s to 1950s Rare Historical Photos

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