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Seventh-day Adventist [[John Harvey Kellogg]], M. D., of Battle Creek, Michigan, was an important 19th century promoter of male circumcision. Although masturbation is never mentioned in the Bible, Dr. Kellogg believed that [[masturbation ]] was immoral, sinful, and caused one to think dream "impuredreams" thoughts, which he believed was harmful to the brain. He believed that the urge to masturbate could be prevented by eating mild foodsmental faculties, for which purposeresuling in mental disorders, he and his brother invented corn flakessuch as feeblemindness. Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old''(1888),<ref name="Kellogg1888kellogg1879">{{REFbook

|accessdate=2021-10-03}}</ref> He believed that the urge to masturbate could be prevented by eating bland foods, for which purpose, he and his brother invented corn flakes. Dr. Kellogg also recommended [[circumcision]] in cases "in which irritation is produced by retained secretions".<ref name="kellogg1879" /> Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" />