The Myth Behind The Invention Of Kellogg's Cereal - Chowhound

Static Media / Getty Cereal isn't supposed to be controversial, right? But in the late 1800s, cereal was seen as a radical cure for all sorts of ills. In particular, one of the inventors of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, believed that bland food (like cereal) would help stop people from masturbating. So, was Kellogg's Corn Flakes invented specifically to prevent this act? Not entirely. While…