Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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John Harvey Kellogg is singularly responsible for so much of what we think we know about diet and health. However, like many 1800s doctors, he had some rather 1800s ideas.

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Sources

► Books

The Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921
Adam D. Shprintzen (2013)
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The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek
Howard Markel (2017)
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The Destroying Angel: Fitness and Food in the Legacy of Degeneracy Theory, Graham Crackers, Kellogg's Corn Flakes and American Health History
John Money (1985)
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The Nuts Among The Berries: An Expose of America's Food Fads
Ronald M. Deutsch (1968)
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► Documentaries/Movies/Videos

The Food That Built America : Breakfast Barons
Jun 27, 2021
history.com/shows/the-food-that-built-america/season-2/episode-16

What Am I Eating? : Cereal Thriller
play.max.com/video/watch/1a3a635c-670c-41ae-8ff0-c3e8adc94f82/3fbd8432-05d5-4399-a7e9-ba5d7976f525

► Websites and Other Reading

variety.com/1994/film/reviews/the-road-to-wellville-2-1200438327
google.com/books/edition/Man_the_Masterpiece_Or_Plain_Truths_Plai/IBkyAQAAMAAJ


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The Road to Wellville (1994)
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Activia - ispot.tv/ad/7kc2/activia-irregularity-featuring-jamie-lee-curtis

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
John Harvey Kellogg 2:15
Western Health Reform Institute 8:43
Battle Creek Sanitarium 12:56
Plain Facts for the Old and Young 19:00
The Proper Diet of Man 23:07
Will Keith Kellogg 28:12
Sanitarium Food Company 31:16
Corn Flakes 35:36
Kellogg vs. Kellogg 40:15
Euthenics 46:28
Kellogg’s Cereal 52:14
Conclusion 58:10

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