A dietary philosophy or movement advocating for whole grain bread and vegetarian eating, originating from Sylvester Graham's 19th-century health teachings.
Named after Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer who promoted coarse whole wheat flour and vegetarian diets. The suffix '-ism' denotes a system of beliefs or practices.
Graham's ideas were so influential that the 'graham cracker' is still named after him today—but the original graham crackers were much harder and less sweet, designed as a health food to prevent 'self-abuse,' which Victorians blamed on rich foods.
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