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This thesis therefore offers a close examination of the religious aspects of physiological reform, arguing first that a holistic or sympathetic theological anthropology undergirded the sacralization of bodily regimen. Second, this thesis demonstrates that physiological reformers relied on the Bible to promote their movement and that the Bible's dietary teachings were a substantial point of conflict between the reformers and other Americans. Finally, this thesis analyzes the reformers' hermeneutic, arguing that they read the Bible through the lens of physiology. 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