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Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

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The Resume

    (February 26, 1852-December 14, 1943)
    Staff physician at the Battle Creek Sanitarium 'The San' (1876-1938)
    Kelloggs company began in 1906 and currently manufactures Kellogg's®, Keebler®, Pop-Tarts®, Eggo®, Cheez-It®, Nutri-Grain®, Rice Krispies®, Special K®, Murray®, Austin®, Morningstar Farms®, Famous Amos®, Carr's®, Plantation®, and Kashi®
    The movie 'Road to Wellville' was based on Kellogg

Why he might be annoying:

    He practiced and preached vegetarianism.
    He made unfounded claims of healing properties by eating a regiment of foods.
    He claimed eating meat is a sin.
    He claimed hot breakfasts lead to excessive masturbation.
    He created the cold breakfast Sanitas Corn Flakes to prevent masturbation.
    He espoused chastity.
    Many participants in the spa would sneak off to 'The Red Onion' to eat meat.
    Much of his medical knowledge is questionable at best.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He turned a faltering hydrotherapy institution run by the Seventh-Day Adventists, into a successful enterprise.
    He made Battlecreek Michigan a household name.
    He created a nut-based meat substitutes such as Protose and Nuttose. Protose tasted like prime steak and Nuttose tastes like veal.
    He was one of the first medical people to link lung cancer with smoking.
    Dr. Mayo did credit him with being a skillful surgeon.

Credit: Iludium Phosdex


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 168 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 211 Votes: 48.82% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 311 Votes: 54.02% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 624 Votes: 58.01% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1254 Votes: 53.75% Annoying