What diet did the sanitarium actively promote?
Vegetarianism
Carnivorous Diet
No specific diet
A diet heavy in carbs
Answer
The Battle Creek Sanitarium actively promoted a vegetarian diet for its patients and staff. Vegetarianism was believed to be a healthier diet than the typical meat-based diet of the time, and it was also thought to be more spiritual. The sanitarium's founder, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, was a vegetarian himself, and he believed that a vegetarian diet could help to cure a variety of diseases.
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