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Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 – September 11, 1851) was an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread. His preaching inspired the graham flour, graham bread, and graham cracker products.
Sylvester Graham was an American clergyman whose advocacy of a health regimen emphasizing temperance and vegetarianism found lasting expression in the graham cracker, a household commodity in which lay the origin of the modern breakfast-cereal industry.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 11, 2018 · American reformer. 1794–1851. Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister and reformer, is best known for his creation of the Graham cracker. He also put forth the idea that moderation is beneficial, and that certain foods and behaviors are detrimental to both physical and spiritual health.
Oct 1, 2022 · An outspoken Presbyterian minister, Sylvester Graham is known as much for his sermons on morality as his advocacy of a healthy lifestyle, one which included a high-fiber, low-fat diet and the creation of a snack found today in many kitchen cabinets: the graham cracker.
Jul 14, 2017 · Graham was a star preacher within the temperance movement, and championed a strict, meat-free diet modeled after the Bible’s original vegetarians: Adam and Eve. Graham’s diet called for...
- Jonathan Parks-Ramage
1830: The crusade for “health and physiological reform” was launched by Sylvester Graham through his lectures and writings. He became a champion of Natural Hygiene and living reform. He boldly asserted that right living is a more specific means to health than a resort to physicians and drugs.
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Feb 2, 2022 · In the 1830s, a restrictive diet craze launched by a Presbyterian minister named Sylvester Graham swept across America. This was an era of religious transformation in the nation. Known as the Second Great Awakening, this time period ushered in the emergence of Mormonism and saw a boom in evangelical Protestantism.
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