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ERIC Number: EJ254380
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Graham-Kellogg, Early American Contributors to Health Education.
Edwards, Ralph
Journal of School Health, v51 n9 p589-591 Nov 1981
The lives and contributions of two forerunners of the health education movement are discussed. Sylvester Graham popularized cereals and fruits as a breakfast meal and discouraged eating meats and engaging in sexual activity. John Kellogg was a strict vegetarian whose research included determining the influence of diet on digestion and the effects of alcohol on the body. (JN)
Descriptors: Dietetics, Ethics, Foods Instruction, Grains (Food), Health Education, Hygiene, Life Style, Nutrition, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Graham (Sylvester); Kellogg (John Harvey)