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That wasn’t a typo in the title. Anaphrodisiac is the opposite of aphrodisiac. It’s something that quells the raging libido.
Both graham crackers and corn flakes were developed as a way to keep people from having sex.
Sylvester Graham, the inventor of graham flour and the purported inventor of graham crackers, believed that if food sat in the stomach for too long, it overstimulated the organs and caused sexual arousal. He also felt that rich, fatty foods would only increase sexual urges. According to Graham, more healthy graham crackers meant less sex.
John Harvey Kellogg, one of the Kellogg brothers who invented corn flakes, subscribed to Graham’s principles. Cornflakes originally had no sugar and were served to the patients in his psych ward. Kellogg believed that bland cornflakes equaled a bland bedroom.
Read more about the history of graham crackers and cornflakes on Wikipedia.
What foods do you think of as anaphrodisiacs? I’ll start the list with beans - for obvious reasons.
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