Trivia: At age 16, Ben Franklin adopted what kind of diet?
Vegetarian
Intermittent fasting
Ketogenic
Kosher
Correct Answer: Vegetarian
So why is this answer correct? : In Benjamin Franklin’s memoirs, he noted that he became a vegetarian at the age of 16 after reading “Wisdom’s Dictates,” a collection of aphorisms by Thomas Tryon. Franklin was a philosophical supporter of vegetarianism throughout his life, although he dipped in and out of the practice, occasionally adding fish to his diet. He cited saving both time and money as benefits of vegetarianism.