11 Facts About Salisbury diet

1.

Salisbury diet earned a Bachelor of Natural Sciences degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1844.

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Salisbury diet joined the New York Geological Survey as an assistant chemist, was promoted in 1849 to principal chemist, and remained in this position until 1852.

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3.

Salisbury diet earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1850, and a Master's degree from Union College in 1852.

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4.

Salisbury diet was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1862.

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5.

Salisbury diet believed vegetables and starchy foods produced poisonous substances in the digestive system which were responsible for heart disease, tumors, mental illness and tuberculosis.

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6.

Salisbury diet believed that human dentition demonstrated that humans were meant to eat meat, and sought to limit vegetables, fruit, starches, and fats to one-third of the diet.

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7.

Salisbury diet saw beef as an excellent defense against many different physical problems.

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8.

Salisbury diet suggested that Salisbury steak should be eaten three times a day, with much hot water to cleanse the digestive system.

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9.

Salisbury diet was an early American proponent of a low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss, and he promoted his diet for that purpose.

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10.

Salisbury diet steak is similar to a number of other dishes made of ground beef.

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11.

Salisbury diet died aged 82 at his country home in Dobbs Ferry, New York and was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

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