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It was Dr. John's brother who marketed cornflakes to the public (see breakfast cereal article).
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'''Corn flakes''' is a cereal invented by Dr. John Kellogg and his brother as a healthy food for patients, which Dr. John Kellogg later marketed and sold to the public.
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'''Corn flakes''' is a [[breakfast cereal]] created by Dr. [[John Harvey Kellogg]], a [[vegetarian]] and former [[Seventh Day Adventist]] and director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in [[Michigan]]. It was intended to be an anaphrodisiac foodstuff which reduced sinful urges in males ([[onanism]]). The Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company formed by his brother (William Keith Kellogg) promoted corn flakes outside of the sanitarium and abandonded many of his brother's teachings (such as lacing the cereals with [[sugar]] and other stimulating foodstuffs.
    
The company's experience during the [[Great Depression]] is a subject for teaching about [[economics]].<ref>http://www.biography.com/classroom/study-guides/the_kellogg_brothers_corn_flake_kings.jsp</ref>
 
The company's experience during the [[Great Depression]] is a subject for teaching about [[economics]].<ref>http://www.biography.com/classroom/study-guides/the_kellogg_brothers_corn_flake_kings.jsp</ref>
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