Fletcherism

== English == === Etymology === From Fletcher +‎ -ism, after Horace Fletcher (1849–1919), American health-food enthusiast of the Victorian era. === Noun === Fletcherism (uncountable) (historical) A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry. ==== Related terms ==== Fletcherian Fletcherite