Talk:Horlicks

"A complete horlicks" - British slang for a mess
What Do Brits Mean by “Horlicks”? - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2003/07/where-does-the-british-phrase-a-complete-horlicks-come-from.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.210.174 (talk) 21:42, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Claims of Horlicks as Sleep Aid
What is the basis of the claim of Horlicks as a sleep aid ... has this been proved?
 * Historically many beverages were marketed as having health benefits. Horlicks today is just marketed as a milk drink. Hakluyt bean (talk) 14:32, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

A 20+ year old scientific study carried out by Horlicks did show that there was some substance to the sleep claim; however the methodology has been questioned. This is why the claim has been modified and is based on a relaxing evening routine (Including a mug of Horlicks) helping people unwind and so sleep better. I do wonder if the reference in the main article to a Daily Mail article is really appropriate. If we're really taking scientific evidence from the DM's health sections we might as well give up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.202.240 (talk) 17:58, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

It is well known that Horlicks is a sleep aid. I'd guess it is the high calcium and vitamin content which contributes to this. If I come across any formal research I'll post the links. The Daily Mail consultant is talking nonsense. Jonathan.mark.lingard

Wouldn't it have about the same effect as drinking milk before bedtime? Or would something make Horlicks more of a sleep aid than plain milk? Jtyroler (talk) 04:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Milky urine
Eating a whole jar of horlicks in 24 hours will make your urine cloudy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.3.87.153 (talk) 14:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC).

I have read repeated references to Horlicks tablets included in the survival kits issued to RAF aircrews during WWII. I had assumed these were a water purification chemical (similar to Halazone) but I see know I was  mistaken. Nonetheless, this usage probably warrants mention in this article. 172.147.76.53 19:54, 12 April 2007 (UTC)RKH

It always surprises me how many people want to lick whores.

Horlick's in the USA...
When was Horlick's discontinued here in the USA?...just curious...thanks, Michaela92399 17:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about deleting that insulting answer, but it was so stupid..Michaela92399 (talk) 02:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * It isn't available in the USA? Interesting, since it was invented there! Here in Canada, you can find it at any large supermarket. 142.167.190.223 (talk) 00:29, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Horlicks is in Ireland and New Zealand
I've drank it, emm emm. I'm from Ireland. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.242.193.228 (talk) 21:32, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I've seen this in a supermarket in New Zealand also, I wonder what's going on there... 125.236.211.165 (talk) 01:10, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

The intro says Horlicks is manufactured in NZ, but then in the 'Australia and NZ' section, says it is imported into these 2 countries from the UK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:84E1:F000:4CC5:2CCD:9126:613B (talk) 12:05, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Removed the reference to Horlicks being banned by WADA and IOC
There is an email doing the rounds to this effect, that WADA has banned Horlicks, and other stuff that jamaican sprinters eat - like ackee, saltfish and stuff. This is obviously a joke and cannot be mentioned on the Wikipedia artile 219.133.80.120 (talk) 10:29, 2 September 2008 (UTC)Pushan

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Timeline, use of horlicks tablets
They seem to go back further than the 1930s - slough museum. Hakluyt bean (talk) 14:47, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

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Section devoted to critical examination of the item needed
Any actual scientific research that has objectively tested the claims made by the product needs to be mentioned in the article. Otherwise this reads like a "Take a Tour" kind of advertisement. Knaveknight (talk) 08:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

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As a meal replacement and nutritional supplement
I read this article to find out just what Horlicks is, and it wasn't clear. I did a little digging in the company website's history page [] to find out, as well as listening to the audio clip of the ad in the article, so I added the following to the lead: I'm American, and I get the impression Horlicks is more culturally important in the UK and elsewhere, and I wonder if there might have been an assumption that readers knew basically what it was? I don't know. Not a criticism. We Americans apply enough of our own bias to articles here. Dcs002 (talk) 00:25, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * It was first sold as "Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food," soon adding "aged and travelers" to their label. In the early 20th century it was sold as a powdered meal replacement drink mix. It is now marketed as a nutritional supplement..."

Last Of The Summer Wine
Horlick's gets a mention in the series 18 episode "Destiny And Six Bananas" (15 June 1997). 2001:56A:FA85:3800:880C:C6BE:60A0:6039 (talk) 03:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC)